Since Texas reinstated capital punishment and adopted lethal injection as its means of execution in 1977, the state has put ...

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

It is unacceptable that a company in our state would violate the wishes of its neighbors and help carry out executions for other jurisdictions,” said one legislative champion.

Governor Landry emphasized that this method will ensure Louisiana’s ability to carry out death sentences in a timely and effective manner.

Pastor and theologian John Piper tackled one of Christianity s enduring debates how Scripture addresses witchcraft and ...

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

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

The executions of Steven Nelson in Texas and Demetrius Frazier in Alabama come in the context of the Trump administration’s efforts to bolster the federal death penalty and to encourage the 27 states ...

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

House Judiciary Committee Chairperson Bruce “Firing” Skaug, R-Nampa, may succeed in getting more people executed in the Gem State. But his remedy — replacing death by lethal injection with a firing ...

Despite terrorizing hundreds of fellow children, teens who make a violent threat usually get mental health treatment, not ...

A proposal to give prosecutors the option of seeking the death penalty in child rape cases cleared a state House committee in ...