Sister Helen Prejean challenged California Gov. Gavin Newsom to eliminate capital punishment in the state once and for all.

Robert Roberson, who is set to be executed on Oct. 16 for the death of his 2-year-old, maintains that the state used faulty evidence to convict him, pointing to the debunked "shaken baby" diagnosis.

A year after the restart of executions in South Carolina, some Republicans are calling for an expansion that would make more ...

President Trump’s suggestions that the suspects in two high-profile killings face the death penalty add to his administration’s increasingly aggressive approach toward capital punishment.  This ...

The death penalty hasn't been repealed in North Carolina. But it also hasn't been used in almost 20 years. Some state lawmakers want to change that.

John Grisham's upcoming book, SHAKEN, will explore the wrongful conviction of Texas death row prisoner Robert Roberson, who ...

The 2025-26 Speaker Series includes a former U.S. vice president, an environmental activist, an exonerated former death row ...

The state of Texas is again trying to execute Robert Roberson, a man diagnosed with autism who was convicted of the murder of ...

Exonerees are urging the Texas courts to halt the execution of Robert Roberson and review new evidence in his case, warning ...

A Salem man who spent 25 years in jail for a crime he did not commit is now suing the city, two police detectives, and other ...

The Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences is calling on Texas authorities to prevent what they say is the wrongful ...

The U.S. congresswoman from Massachusetts said capital punishment has been “disproportionately weaponized” against Black and ...