Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the ' Twitter killer,' was sentenced to death in 2020 for murdering nine victims in 2017, most ...

Luigi Mangione, 26, accused in the slaying of CEO Brian Thompson, is up for the death penalty if he's convicted on federal charges. Here's why.

And support for the death penalty is down nationally, at 53% in a 2024 Gallup poll, from a high of 80% in 1994. The system is being upheld by politicians who say, “It’s the law, and we must ...

Pro: public support. A survey by Gallup found that a majority of Americans (53%) are "in favour of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder". That is a low "not seen since the early ...

The move marks a stark change in policy in California. Governor Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on the death penalty in 2019. A moratorium is a temporary suspension or delay of an activity, law ...

Nathan Hochman speaks at a news conference in Los Angeles on March 10, 2025. Damian Dovarganes/AP. Hochman said that under the new death penalty policy, defense attorneys will be allowed to ...

When 29-year-old Christopher Edward Debord of Germantown was convicted of robbing and killing a man, the judge sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

While it may be true that the death penalty has some deterrent effect, the DPIC’s resource page notes that other pun­ish­ments, such as life in prison with­out parole, might pro­vide equal ...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Lawmakers held a hearing for two different pieces of legislation that would change the death penalty.. LR15CA is a constitutional amendment that would get rid of the death penalty.

(The Center Square) – The ACLU of Ohio is pushing back against an expected bill that would ban the death penalty in the state, saying it also restricts money for abortion medications. The ...

Trump campaigned heavily on expanding the death penalty and has asked attorney general to help ... Dunham thinks the U.S. could see more executions as pro-death-penalty states become emboldened to ...

In the short term, Dunham thinks the U.S. could see more executions as pro-death-penalty states become emboldened to carry out death sentences. In the long run, ...