After Japan’s first execution of a prisoner in almost three years, the European Union and other countries responded with a ...

The change reflects growing recognition within the Vietnamese legislative system that capital punishment is not a ...

If it’s left to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who recently made an unprecedented intervention in the case, Roberson ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi previously singled out the case as an example where federal prosectors could seek capital charges.

California's death penalty system has been shown to be racially discriminatory, with Black and Latino defendants up to 8.7 ...

Missouri is one of two states where a judge can hand down death when juries cannot agree unanimously on a sentence.

The Delaware General Assembly has passed the first leg of a constitutional amendment to permanently abolish the death penalty ...

Japan's worst criminals face their death inside a highly secretive execution room located inside a nondescript office block.

Oklahoma lawmakers upgraded the punishment for first-time child rape convictions to allow for the death penalty.

Should SA hold an emergency referendum to reinstate the death penalty punishment, particularly for violent crimes against ...

Asare, has called for the retention of the death penalty in Ghana, arguing that it would serve as a deterrent to crime.