Legislation proposed by a Susquehanna Valley lawmaker would abolish the death penalty in Pennsylvania. House Bill 888 would remove the death penalty as an option for punishment for first-degree murder ...

Brad Sigmon was executed to exhibit the power of the state over its citizens. By choosing to be put to death by firing squad, ...

Not that Biden meant anything he said. In 2024, in the ultimate weasel move, Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of federal ...

Six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year, and 12 other people are scheduled to be executed in six states ...