The man charged with killing a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another could face the death penalty, something that ...

For more than a decade, retired Methodist minister Cheryl Smith has been organizing Texans to speak out against the use of capital punishment at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, north of Houston.

The Death Penalty Information Center’s recent annual report contained good news for those opposed to capital punishment. The number of new death sentences remained small by historical standards ...

The order utilizes falsehoods about the deterrent character of capital punishment, as well as about its constitutionality, to outline a fascistic escalation of the already barbaric practice that ...

“Efforts to subvert and undermine capital punishment defy the laws of our nation, make a mockery of justice, and insult the victims of these horrible crimes,” the order states.

12 African countries, mainly in the northeast and central parts of the continent, practice capital punishment. These are those countries, the method used, and the last date an execution took place ...

More than anything though, Graham, would dream about getting out and fighting the racism he saw in the prison system and capital punishment process. “I dreamt that one day if I ever got out ...

Taiwan's debate over capital punishment Beijing considers self-ruled Taiwan to be Chinese territory , and President Xi Jinping has made "reuniting" the democratic island with mainland China a long ...

Capital punishment does not stop crime and mocks both justice and humanity. The death penalty in the U.S. must come to an end. This is an opinion and analysis article, and the views expressed by ...