Vietnam veteran Richard Gerald Jordan is set to be executed in Mississippi nearly 50 years after being sentenced to death.

A death row inmate’s attorneys are asking the court to reverse a lower court’s decision that declined to decide eligibility ...

When contemplating the fate of veterans convicted of capital crime, it is important to bear in mind that combat-related brain ...

Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offences from next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at ...

The high-profile assassination of a top Minnesota lawmaker and her husband​ could bring about a form of punishment long banned in the state.

Vietnam has abolished the death penalty for eight crimes including bribery and embezzlement, paving the way for tycoon Truong ...

Vietnam has abolished the death penalty for eight crimes including espionage, graft and attempting to overthrow the ...

This story was updated Tuesday afternoon to reflect Gov. Tate Reeves’ statement. Gov. Tate Reeves says will not block the ...

The jury, or the court if a jury is waived, must find that at least one exists beyond a reasonable doubt before a death sentence can be imposed.

The lawyer said he anticipates the capital crimes will be filed in “short order” in the case of Teresa Youngblut in the fatal shooting earlier this year in northern Vermont.

Death row prisoner Byron Black is asking the Tennessee Supreme Court to step in and delay his scheduled Aug. 5 execution.

Twenty-four men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S. Five other people are scheduled to be put ...