While public support for the death penalty has been steadily decreasing across the US, one state is bucking the trend. This discussion explores the reasons for the national decline, including ...

Two executions were scheduled on one day.

It was on February 18, 2022, a fast-track court in Panipat had awarded death penalty to accused Pradeep Kumar, 32, and Sagar, ...

Over half of death row prisoners in Missouri have been executed. Nationally, the rate is 18%.

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk raised alarm over the rise in executions in Iran since March. He stated capital punishment ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. He stood at the threshold of the execution chamber in Huntsville, Texas ...

At Vance Boelter’s sentencing on Thursday, Mark Hortman’s father told the court the ultimate justice would have been ...

Tennessee’s execution protocol is medically unethical, nearly 40 health care professionals said in a news conference.

In Oklahoma, Governor Kevin Stitt commuted the death sentence of Tremane Wood. In Alabama, Governor Kay Ivey granted clemency ...

As Alabama prepares for its next scheduled execution, ABC 33/40 is launching a special four-part series examining the state’s ...