A dozen countries on the continent still execute and most still have the death penalty in law, if not in practice ...

Brad Sigmon, set for execution by firing squad on March 7, seeks a delay, citing concerns over South Carolina’s lethal ...

The death penalty has long been a controversial and divisive issue, with passionate advocates on both sides of the debate.

The Supreme Court on Feb. 25 threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has ...

The mother of slain youth Mustafa Amir, alongside a social welfare organisation, staged a protest at Karachi's Teen Talwar to demand justice for her brutally killed son.Mustafa Amir was kidnapped and ...

Bishop Anthony B. Taylor calls for rejection of a bill allowing executions with nitrogen gas, citing the Church's stance against capital punishment and the importance of human dignity.

Ramos pleaded guilty to killing Sacramento police rookie Tara O’Sullivan, but a prior jury deadlocked on whether he should be ...

WARREN — Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins is urging federal and state officials to help restore Ohio’s ability to carry ...

Mahoning County Prosecutor Lynn Maro was asked for her reaction to two letters Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins sent urging federal and state officials to help restore Ohio’s ability to carry ...

It’s past time we recognize that state of Georgia is violating the 2002 U.S. Supreme ruling that bars imposing the death ...