In recent times there has been much talk about capital punishment and whether it has or can make a difference in reducing crime. I will attempt to answer the question ...

Yes, capital punishment is a deterrent to crime — at least for those who have committed murder. The death penalty is a sure guarantee that they will not live to take another innocent life.

Charged with killing a Louisiana state trooper and others during a multiparish shooting rampage, a Louisiana man is asking ...

This growing standard is further institutionalised in international instruments, such as the International Covenant on Civil ...

Singapore hanged a 35-year-old Singaporean-Iranian man for drug trafficking on Friday, its fourth in less than a month, ...

If executions resume, the state could see a “conveyor belt” of killing that Californians might not be willing to stomach.

Attorney General Kris Mayes has announced plans to seek an execution warrant for Aaron Brian Gunches, who has been on death ...

Trump, during the 2024 campaign, indicated he would restart federal executions and work to expand the pool of crimes eligible ...

When Deborah Gonzalez ran to be elected District Attorney of Georgia’s Western Judicial Circuit in 2020, she made no bones ...

If Utah death row prisoner Ralph Menzies is determined mentally competent, his execution could proceed. His attorneys allege ...