It is hard to believe Jesus would execute anyone. Jesus' message was one of compassion and mercy, even as he hung on the ...

An Arizona death row inmate is asking the state's Supreme Court to expedite his execution, bypassing legal formalities to have his sentence carried out sooner.

Robert Roberson’s case only scratches the surface of the multitude of faults that permeate this system of death in Texas.

Opinion: If you want to deter death penalty crimes, work to encourage more citizen cooperation with law enforcement; seek to end the huge shortage of forensic laboratories and forensic personnel ...

Regarding Shadi Hamid’s Dec. 9 online column, “ Is there a right to die? Don’t look to liberals for an answer ”: ...

David Sanders not only wants a judge to overturn his death penalty conviction, but to declare a law unconstitutional. The ...

Joe Biden’s commutations show he believes it’s okay for the government to murder people who commit acts of terror or ...

OPINION: The nation’s highest court’s recent treatment of capital cases is rife with disregard for systemic racial ...

Oklahoma County's new DA is taking a committee approach to deciding whether a murder case warrants the death penalty.

“One of the other reasons why I agree with him is because I’m a Black person and I know the death penalty harms more Black people than anyone else,” she claimed. “So I can’t feel good ...

“The death ... faces, why he chose to give them mercy when they didn’t give other people mercy,” Snell’s brother, Alex Snell, told The Post. “He should have gotten that penalty.” ...

Many states have recognized the profound moral, legal and social costs of capital punishment. In 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that placed a moratorium on the death penalty in ...