Twenty-three states have abolished the death penalty. California should join them in ending state-sponsored executions.

A bill has been filed this legislative session that would abolish the death penalty on the state level. Many religious groups ...

The bill, authored by Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon County), would abolish the death penalty, which aligns with “pro-life” values. Diamond argued that states should not take life as punishment ...

Ending capital punishment had been a dormant issue in Indiana, but advocates now believe a Republican-led effort to abolish ...

A: When I was taking office as justice minister, I said I wanted to think cautiously about executing the death penalty, although I had yet to decide that capital punishment should be abolished.

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

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 poll has found more than half of people want capital punishment to return - but there's a reason Britons would not be able ...

The death penalty is a divisive issue in Ohio. Whether the death penalty will be abolished in Ohio, and what forms it may ...

Florida governor is advancing his anti-immigrant crusade with a measure that experts consider unconstitutional ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A recent legislative effort to abolish the death penalty in Indiana has gained bipartisan support in this year’s legislative session and has the full support of the ...

The execution of a rapist and murderer sparked debate, though public support for capital punishment remains high among ...