Attorneys for James Broadnax are seeking to halt his April 13 execution for murdering two men at a Garland Christian music recording studio. His co-defendant, Demarius Cummings, is now claiming he ...

In theory, the death penalty is reserved for “the worst of the worst.” In practice, it is very different. People who are ...

A bipartisan group of Missouri lawmakers and religious leaders want to abolish the death penalty, citing its financial and human costs.

The Supreme Court acquitted four death row convicts after identifying 'material inconsistencies' in the prosecution's evidence, overturning their capital punishment sentences.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Charles "Sonny" Burton, a 75-year-old man who was on death row for ...

From prison on his scheduled execution day, Charles “Sonny" Burton said he feels he “dodged death" after receiving clemency.

There are 32 attorneys, investigators and specialists in the Missouri State Public Defender Office dedicated to preventing ...

Federal public defender Dale Baich shares his experiences with death row inmates, discusses the flaws in the system, and advocates for life without parole.

The governor of Alabama has granted clemency to a man on death row for three decades, a rare move that spares the accomplice ...

Anti-capital punishment advocates say the death penalty is costlier to taxpayers than life in prison because many defendants appeal their sentences, and the appeals process can force victims’ families ...

There are 32 attorneys, investigators and specialists in the Missouri State Public Defender Office dedicated to preventing the wrongful execution of innocent people on death row. The agency spends ...