Again, the death penalty was different for nobility ... Other concerns developed when less “civilized” methods of execution failed. In 1930, Mrs. Eva Dugan became the first female to be ...

Two prisoners who are among the 37 federal inmates whose death sentences were commuted last month by President Joe Biden have taken an unusual stance.

First-degree murder is the most serious homicide charge. It involves the intentional killing of another person with premeditation and deliberation. Premeditation means planning the crime before it ...

President Joe Biden changed the sentences of 37 death row inmates to life without parole, saying “we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level.” ...

"He will deliver on these promises." Trump would need congressional support to expand the types of crimes for which prosecutors could seek the death penalty, and any changes would be likely to face ...

President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of 40 prisoners on federal death row Monday, downgrading their punishment to ...

Mangione is being held without bail in Pennsylvania, where he is charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm, forgery and providing false identification to police. The most serious of those ...

The outgoing president, who commuted 37 death sentences to life imprisonment without parole, excluded three prisoners due to ...

President Biden's decision to commute sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life imprisonment sparks debate on the ...

President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will direct the Department of Justice to “vigorously pursue the death penalty ...

President-elect Trump vowed Tuesday to direct his Department of Justice (DOJ) to pursue the death penalty in the wake of ...