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

The state's highest court upheld a law transferring more control of death penalty cases from local district attorneys to the ...

A memo from Pam Bondi asked prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for groups including immigrants illegally residing in the ...

Top executing countries over recent years include Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, US, says Volker Turk - Anadolu Ajansı ...

BOISE, Idaho - As Idaho lawmakers discuss the future of the firing squad to carry out executions in the Gem State, the fates ...

The African Court ruling on Tanzania’s mandatory death penalty ruled that sentencing someone to death by hanging violates ...

Supporters of the bill focused their arguments on efficiency, while some opponents cite a lack of data could bring potential ...

The DOJ memo laid out two types of cases where the attorney general and federal prosecutors must pursue the death penalty: the murder of a law enforcement officer or a capital crime committed by ...

Brad Sigmon, set for execution by firing squad on March 7, seeks a delay, citing concerns over South Carolina’s lethal ...

A Butler County jury found Robbi Robinson Jr., 25, guilty of aggravated murder, aggravated arson and felonious assault in ...