Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against Bandidos members David Vargas and Roy Gomez, accused of killing ...

Trump’s administration has been pushing for the death penalty, but judges are blocking attempts to reverse previous decisions ...

Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting two police officers in northern Utah last ...

A new petition claims Anderson County judges acted unconstitutionally multiple times in both Roberson’s case and in ...

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. ( WAFF) - A man on death row for Huntsville’s notorious ‘cell phone murders’ has lost another appeal. On ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A man convicted of murder in Bay County who was sitting on death row has committed suicide in prison. State Attorney Larry Basford confirmed Matthew Caylor committed ...

Prosecutors who want to look tough on crime may be tempted to treat the death penalty as a political tool.

If the law remains in place, other death penalty states may be tempted to follow suit.

Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco is claiming he was coerced by District Attorney Jason Walsh to file a baby's death as homicide, according to newly filed documents.

“California death penalty prosecutions in the last five years alone have led to court costs of more than $300 million.” ...

The growing number of inmates on death row in Nigeria, currently standing at 3,833, has drawn renewed attention to a complex and deeply sensitive issue: the persistent reluctance of many state ...