Landry’s decision is significant in part because until recently, Louisiana was part of a group I call the death penalty ...

Elections have consequences, so the slogan goes. One of those consequences was on full display Feb. 5, in the minutes after ...

Arizona lawmakers consider reinstating the firing squad as a death penalty method because of issues with lethal injections. House committee passed a relevant bill, which now progresses through the ...

Three death row inmates have had their dates of execution rescheduled by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. DeWine issued reprieves for ...

In many politically conservative states, a subtle yet significant shift in the pro-life movement is underway: a move toward a ...

A memo from Pam Bondi asked prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for groups including immigrants illegally residing in the ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced the state will resume executions after a 15-year hiatus, potentially using the ...

Robbi Robinson Jr., 25, gave an unsworn statement Tuesday before the same Butler County jury that found him guilty of capital ...

Undocumented immigrants convicted of first-degree murder or raping children would face mandatory death sentences, under bills ...

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.

A proposal passed by Florida’s Legislature will require the death penalty for “unauthorized aliens” who commit a capital ...