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

A new Nevada bill would expand the required window for carrying out executions from 60–90 days to 180–270 days after a death ...

In 1823, five laws passed, exempting about a hundred crimes from the death [penalty]. Between 1832 and 1837, many capital offenses were swept away. In 1840, there was a failed attempt to abolish ...

The Legislative Yuan yesterday passed the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT)-proposed referendum opposing the abolition of the ...

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 ...

Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, is introducing a bill on Thursday called the Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murder Act, ...

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

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

But Leo XIV stood apart—not just as the first pope from the U.S. but as one known for his outspokenness on racial justice, ...

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.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The Legislative Yuan on Friday approved a KMT proposal for a referendum against the abolition of the ...