The new initiative points to an increase in the use of the death penalty over the past year as public support for it has ...

Harsher criminal penalties for many different offenses become law Monday. So does a new push to restart the death penalty in ...

DeWine promised almost a year ago to make some sort of announcement about Ohio's death penalty, but he's been silent since.

The U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty, a coalition of over 50 organizations, has been launched to abolish capital ...

GOP state Rep. Bill Sutton was joined by two Republicans and three Democrats to end capital punishment in the state. It’s imperative for multiple reasons. | Opinion ...

Catholics and pro-life conservatives formed a coalition of more than 50 organizations seeking to end the death penalty.

Georgia is preparing for its first execution of 2025, raising renewed questions about the use of the death penalty in the ...

Ohio has not carried out an execution since 2018, creating a de facto moratorium under Gov. Mike DeWine. State lawmakers are at an impasse over whether to abolish capital punishment or authorize new ...

After years of steady decline in the number of people executed in the U.S., there has been a sharp reversal. If all the scheduled executions are carried out, that would make 2025 the year with the ...

Japan faces steep challenges in abolishing the death penalty despite repeated calls from human rights groups, legal experts and the Catholic Church, as public support for capital punishment remains ...

Thirty one United Nations (UN) member countries have recommended that Malawi abolishes the death penalty, which has remained a sticky issue for decades. The recommendation was made following a review ...