President Donald Trump's administration is faltering in its aggressive pursuit of the death penalty as it revisits cases in ...

Since taking office in February, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has authorized prosecutors to seek the death penalty against ...

Thomas Creech, 74, has remained in limbo for more than 18 months since prison officials called off his execution in February ...

Given the recent spate of executions, it may surprise you to learn that the increase is a false indicator of the state of the death penalty in America. Most of those executions took place many years, ...

Robert Hecht, Shawnee County's chief prosecutor from 1965 to 1969 and again from 2001 to 2009, died Aug. 21 in Topeka. He was 90.

Florida’s ramp-up in executions is happening at the same time public support for the death penalty is at its lowest level in ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi in February singled out Youngblut's case as a prime example of how the Trump administration will aggressively seek capital punishment. Bondi said the Trump ...

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has long advocated for the abolition of capital punishment, publishing a statement calling for its cessation in 2005.