Trump’s administration has been pushing for the death penalty, but judges are blocking attempts to reverse previous decisions ...

Elias Rodriguez stands accused of shooting Israeli embassy staffers Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim to death outside the Capital Jewish Museum on May 21.

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, ...

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

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT By inches, the death penalty is dying in the U.S. It has been abolished or drastically restricted in 13 states. U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark has publicly stated his ...

Lawmakers could reexamine Indiana’s death penalty Earlier this year, some Indiana lawmakers — from both sides of the aisle — questioned the future of capital punishment in the state.

Wyandotte County judge agreed with death penalty criticisms but said the case was invalid because both defendants no longer face capital punishment.

In addition to making it easier to impose a death sentence, the Legislature has expanded capital punishment beyond well-established constitutional boundaries.

DOJ memo targets undocumented immigrants with death penalty, but only for capital crimes A memo from Pam Bondi asked prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for groups including immigrants ...

(The Center Square) – Of the many executive orders President Donald Trump issued, one reinstates federal capital punishment. The order, “Restoring the death penalty and protecting policy ...