South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn't been used in ...

Melly could be sentenced to death by a non-unanimous jury — a practice with deep roots in Jim Crow — if convicted in a double ...

Brad Sigmon, 67, has opted not to die by electrocution or lethal injection in his planned March 7 execution. The last firing ...

Robin Myers was convicted of committing murder during a 1991 robbery. Gov. Kay Ivey said evidence in his case was not enough ...

New laws in Florida mandate stiffer criminal penalties for immigrants in the U.S. illegally than for everyone else.

We’ve curated the most powerful quotes from individuals who are against the death penalty — including activists, ...