The United States is an outlier among developed nations when it comes to the ultimate punishment. One state has executed by ...

Ending this horrific circus means putting an end to the death penalty and recommitting ourselves to justice, mercy and truth.

A pastor ordained while he has languished on death row for almost 30 years is among convicted offenders now facing the prospect of executions being restarted in a US state.

Some Republican-led states say they they will block Justice Department’s election monitors from going inside polling places ...

Over a dozen states wrote in support of Alabama’s appeal, claiming that protections against cruel and unusual punishment have ...

Richard Moore, convicted in the killing of a store clerk, was put to death in South Carolina despite a broadly supported plea ...

Here's what you need to know as election day looms - from who the candidates are to how votes are cast and an explanation of ...

The official responsible for counting ballots in Utah’s second largest county, Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson, is publicly ...

Kamala Harris, once openly opposed to the death penalty despite political costs, now avoids the topic as a candidate. Meanwhile, Donald Trump advocates tougher criminal policies, though presidential ...

Gov. Greg Abbott failed to stop Robert Roberson’s execution, leading to the spectacle of a House committee stepping in and ...

The prospect of the former president back in office – and tougher border restrictions – is galvanising migrants to start ...

South Carolina’s death penalty law is unevenly applied. Some horrific killers get life sentences, while those who commit unplanned killings are executed. Is it justice?