Governor Landry emphasized that this method will ensure Louisiana’s ability to carry out death sentences in a timely and ...

A memo directs DOJ staff to pursue the death penalty for undocumented immigrants who have been charged with capital crimes, ...

Slamming the “utter lackadaisical” investigation by the Uttar Pradesh Police, the Supreme Court has acquitted a man sentenced ...

Demetrius Terrence Frazier's final meal was a popular takeaway choice, after spending three decades in prison.

Attorneys for convicted murderer James Ford have filed legal briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to ...

All executions have been stayed in Montana since 2015 because the state requires the use of an "ultra-fast-acting barbiturate" that is no longer available.

The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) will hold its 33rd Annual Awards Dinner and Meeting on Saturday ...

The debate on whether the death penalty deters and lowers rates of crime is a long-simmering one, with both sides variously ...

It is unacceptable that a company in our state would violate the wishes of its neighbors and help carry out executions for other jurisdictions,” said one legislative champion.

The trial of 84 Congolese soldiers accused of murder, rape and other crimes against civilians in the country’s ...

Louisiana has adopted nitrogen hypoxia as a new execution method, following Alabama’s lead. Gov. Landry says it’s time for ...