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.

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

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 ...

Bryan Kohberger's defense team has been busy in its attacks on the prosecution's intent to seek death penalty in University of Idaho student stabbings.

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

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

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

The US Supreme Court has declined to halt the execution set for Friday evening of a Black inmate in South Carolina who ...

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?

Rivals Kamala Harris and Donald Trump visited the most important battleground state on the last day of campaigning before Tuesday's vote.