While the state leads the nation in executions, 100 Florida faith leaders call on DeSantis to pause what they call ...

The Tennessee Supreme Court has denied Bryon Black's request to have a hearing on whether he is incompetent for capital ...

Amnesty International condemned on Monday a surge in executions in Saudi Arabia in recent years, highlighting particular concern for capital punishment used in cases of drug-related offenses and the ...

Mmore than 100 faith leaders are calling on Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to pause all executions before the state breaks its record.

Reforms have been implemented in Texas and other states to avoid mistakes that send innocent people to death row. However, death penalty processes are not perfect. Mistakes will occur. Innocent people ...

Capital punishment is not retribution enough Some people who believe in the notion of retribution are against capital punishment because they feel the death penalty provides insufficient retribution.

This is not an argument in favour of capital punishment, but it demonstrates that the death penalty can lead to some forms of rehabilitation.

A new report by Amnesty International has revealed that Saudi Arabia has executed over hundred Pakistani nationals for ...

Trying to piece together the history of capital punishment on Guam is like trying to put a jigsaw puzzle together with some pieces missing and others scattered about. For this reason, I cautiously ...

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New Mexico abolished the death penalty in 1969. [19] Trying to end capital punishment state-by-state was difficult at best, so death penalty abolitionists turned much of their efforts to the courts.