A proposal to give prosecutors the option of seeking the death penalty in child rape cases cleared a state House committee in ...

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A North Carolina judge has ruled that racial bias tainted jury selection and sentencing in the trial of a Black inmate who was sentenced to death in 2009.

But what then is capital punishment but the most premeditated of murders, to which no criminal's deed, however calculated it ...

A federal judge will hold a hearing on whether May 14 mass shooter Payton Gendron is too young for the death penalty.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is bringing the U.S. Department of Justice in line with President Donald Trump’s platform, as ...

Texas executes Steven Nelson, convicted for a pastor's 2011 murder, amidst debates on capital punishment ethics.

This is not in any way lessening due process for those who are convicted and are facing the death penalty,” said Rep. Bruce ...

Idaho House Bill 37 aims to make the firing squad the state's primary means of execution as prosecutors prepare to try Bryan ...