The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism wrote that the death penalty is a “stain upon civilization and our religious ...

At the age of 30, Paul Kendrick becomes one of the youngest defendants placed on death row for the murder of a correctional officer at SCI-Somerset.

Lynching didn't disappear with America's last public execution in Owensboro, KY — the practice went underground.

With capital murder suspect Cindy Rodriguez Singh back in Tarrant County, investigators will be digging deeper into what ...

Arkansas became the fifth state to authorize nitrogen hypoxia when Gov. Sanders approved legislation on the matter in March.

Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman expressed regret for not commuting death sentences during his time in office, while warning that Florida's current execution process is plagued by secrecy and racial ...

The hills, the plains, and the forests have become unsafe for pastors in India. They face death in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh if they dare attempt to persuade anyone to become a ...

A retired doctor who lived with the mother and stepfather accused of killing 5-year-old Missy Mogle has been arrested in ...

A coalition of local faith leaders is calling on Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders to stop the implementation of Arkansas’ new ...

Indonesian authorities have arrested a 42-year-old Peruvian woman in Bali after discovering cocaine concealed inside a sex toy and her underwear, a crime that could face the death penalty.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged as an adult in the death of a neighbor found fatally stabbed last month in a shed behind her Hockley home.

Iran has carried out another rare public execution, hanging a convicted murderer at the exact location where his crime was committed, authorities ...