Now, the Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine is calling for an end to state-sanctioned executions, ...

The death penalty, or capital punishment, is the state-enacted execution of a person as punishment for a capital crime.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — More than two years after the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students shocked the rural ...

On May 1, Florida executed former Army Sergeant Jeffrey Hutchinson, a Desert Storm soldier. The use of the death penalty against U.S. combat veterans manifests a paradox in American culture.

On May 1, Florida executed former Army Sergeant Jeffrey Hutchinson, a Desert Storm soldier. The use of the death penalty against U.S. combat veterans manifests a paradox in American culture.

Since the death penalty was reinstated by the Supreme Court in 1976, there have been 1,625 executions, most of which took place at the state level. Today, 27 states have the death penalty.

This is Hood’s representation of the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith in an Alabama death chamber on Jan. 25, 2024. Smith was sentenced to death for his role in a 1988 murder-for-hire.

Shortly after taking office in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on executions and ordered death row dismantled. Years later, inmates say they have a bittersweet new lease on life.

A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can pursue the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger if he is convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022, despite the defendant's ...

The art was made public in 2022, Farmer said, but most of these artists are no longer living. “There’s always a time for forgiveness, and unfortunately, when we have the execution and death penalty, ...