The Atlantic’s Elizabeth Bruenig has spent years closely covering capital punishment. She’s written a powerful and deeply ...

Idaho murder victim Kaylee Goncalves’ family reveals why they are returning $85,000 from GoFundMe - Goncalves’ family outraged by plea deal for Bryan Kohberger ...

Amnesty International says executions in Saudi Arabia hit a record high last year, with 345 people put to death.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for a Tennessee death row inmate have launched a last-ditch effort to prevent his Aug. 5 ...

Religious leaders across Florida have penned a letter asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to pause executions after more prisoners were ...

Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty in court, avoiding capital punishment for the 2022 stabbing of four University of Idaho ...

The Nebraska Court of Appeals is experiencing changes in its team as Judge Patricia Freeman was sworn in on Tuesday, ...

Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to all counts in the 2022 Idaho murders, avoiding the death penalty and accepting life ...

Formal government-to-government assistance and informal police cooperation in criminal matters where the death penalty might apply was raised across the evidence to the inquiry. Many stakeholders ...

Two of the six federal counts can carry the death penalty, something federal prosecutors have not sought in a Minnesota-based case since the Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man charged with killing a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another could face something that is a rarity for Minnesota but could become more common under the ...