Prosecutors won't say why they withdrew their intent to seek the death penalty against a couple accused of murdering their child in 2017.

If it seems like death penalty cases drag out in the courts already, new legislation introduced on Thursday would ensure that ...

As South Carolina prepares to execute a man by firing squad on Friday, here are the ways each state conducts capital punishment.

Glenn Ford taught me that every chance for life matters. It was easy to see why: prosecutors told the court Glenn was innocent 30 years after he was wrongly convicted of murder and sent to Death Row.

Law enforcement officers in Wyoming say President Donald Trump’s promise to make the death penalty mandatory for people who ...

Four people are now set for execution in 2025 after years of Tennessee pausing its execution process for death penalty cases.

In Texas, from 1819 to 1923, people in Texas were put to death by ... and the U.S. military use the death penalty. Three states — California, Oregon, and Pennsylvania — also allow capital ...

The bill, which has nine sponsors right now, proposes amending the N.C. Constitution to require legislative approval of all ...

Georgia in 1988 became the first state to outlaw the death penalty for intellectually disabled people. The U.S. Supreme ...

The total estimated cost is $26.4 million for housing inmates on death row, constructing an execution chamber, training staff ...