At yearend, a total of 26 states and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) held 2,192 prisoners under sentence of death, which was 73 (3%) fewer than at yearend 2022. Five states and FBOP received a ...

Speculation around Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s political future continues to grow with recent high-profile features.

What matters ultimately is the way the person was held accountable,” former U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit, with the District of ...

Ukrainian activists are calling for more protests against a law they say weakens the country’s anti-corruption bodies.

Amid state plans to execute convicted killer Ralph Menzies, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said, "There are probably circumstances" ...

Bryan Kohberger will be sentenced in Idaho Wednesday after a plea deal removing the death penalty, sparking debate on its ...

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence of Timothy W. Fletcher for the 2009 murder of Helen Googe, rejecting ...

Two men accused of homicide and facing a potential death sentence if convicted asked Pennsylvania’s highest court to restrict ...

INDIANA – Indiana is set to execute Roy Lee Ward on October 10th for the 2001 rape and murder of 15-year-old Stacy Payne.

A Tuesday filing says Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh misuses capital punishment to pressure defendants into ...

Federal prosecutors said Monday a judge shouldn't delay their decision on the death penalty against a woman accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont.