A memo directs DOJ staff to pursue the death penalty for undocumented immigrants who have been charged with capital crimes, ...

The debate on whether the death penalty deters and lowers rates of crime is a long-simmering one, with both sides variously ...

First Baptist Arlington’s senior pastor said his role was to support families affected by the murder of one of the church's ...

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said crime victims and their families have waited too long for justice in the form of death ...

Texas executes Steven Nelson, convicted for a pastor's 2011 murder, amidst debates on capital punishment ethics.

Civil society experts’ abolitionist view on the death penalty is at odds with the public’s anger and want for retributive ...

But what then is capital punishment but the most premeditated of murders, to which no criminal's deed, however calculated it ...

The proposal would link capital punishment abolishment with prohibitions on state funding for abortion or physician-assisted ...

Ending capital punishment had been a dormant issue in Indiana, but advocates now believe a Republican-led effort to abolish ...