Efforts to repeal the death penalty have been introduced in two Republican-led states, with some lawmakers citing their ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Lawmakers will discuss a package of immigration bills, including the highest penalty for those convicted of offenses such as murder.

- May 12, 2018: In one of the quickest deliveries of justice the country has seen, a 25-year-old man who kidnapped, raped and ...