The U.S. Supreme Court has paved the way for one of Alabama's longest-serving death row inmates to receive a new trial. On ...

Republican U.S. Representative Nancy Mace announced her introduction of the Death Penalty for Child Rapists Act on X Thursday ...

The use of the death penalty as a strategic bargaining tool in criminal cases raises questions about whether prosecutors are pursuing justice or using the threat of execution to gain leverage in ...

Record number of executions in Saudi Arabia and drugs crackdown in Iran offset broader global trend away from capital punishment ...

Gudrun Linda Casper-Leinenkugel is accused of killing her 32-year-old daughter, Leela Jean Livis, as well as a man identified ...

Scotty Ray Gardner sent a letter addressed to Circuit Judge Charles E. Clawson asking that the court deny his pending appeal.

Federal prosecutors have backed away from pursuing the death penalty against the Ivy League graduate accused of gunning down ...

An Arkansas death row inmate will have a hearing in August to determine if he can end his appeals against the advice of an ...

Nancy Mace introduced a bill to federalize the death penalty for child rape. It would face swift legal challenges.

Senate Bill 1037 would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty in cases where an adult perpetrator is convicted of first-degree murder and first-degree sexual abuse of a child under 12. The bill ...