The Virginia General Assembly and then-Governor Ralph Northam abolished Virginia’s use of capital punishment four years and one month ago. A Virginia prosecutor and social justice activist differ on ...

Gov. Lee ordered TDOC to create a new death penalty protocol after discovering issues with the system and the lethal injection drugs. However, critics claim the new protocol is even worse ...

The upcoming execution of Oscar Franklin Smith has caused a deeper look into the history and methods of execution and current ways Death Row offenders are managed.

Friday, several groups will deliver petitions urging Governor Braun to spare Benjamin Ritchie, who is scheduled for execution on May 20th for the murder of Beech Grove Officer Bill Toney in 2000.

Source: TAPIWA MAKORE’S KILLERS TO SERVE LIFE SENTENCES – herald Mathew Masinge TAPIWA Makore’s killers — Tafadzwa Shamba and ...

As Indiana prepares for its second execution in the last six months, a bipartisan group of twelve lawmakers has submitted a ...

Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy said Pope Leo has demonstrated "his heart for the marginalized," including in his social media ...

Death penalty abolitionists from across the state gathered at Legislative Hall Tuesday to urge lawmakers to support House ...

Due to potentially unfavorable weather, the press conference scheduled for Tuesday, May 13, starting at 11:45 a.m., has been ...

Last week, we learned another hard lesson about executions, namely that there is no foolproof way of killing someone.

The Supreme Court has ruled that executing the innocent does not violate the Constitution, but some states allow people ...