Steven Lawayne Nelson has maintained that while he participated unknowingly in a violent church robbery, he did not harm anyone.

Demetrius Terrence Frazier is set to be executed with nitrogen gas for the rape and murder of 41-year-old Pauline Brown in Birmingham, Alabama.

Nearly four decades ago, public outrage over the execution of Jerome Bowden, a man with an IQ of 65, spurred Georgia ...

Ending capital punishment had been a dormant issue in Indiana, but advocates now believe a Republican-led effort to abolish ...

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun suggested Monday he could reverse the previous administration’s unwillingness to disclose how much ...

The pastor's young widow, Laura Dobson, sobbed on the stand during Steven Nelson's murder trial, saying: 'I didn't know this ...

As it sought to cement its grip on power, Georgian Dream has cracked down on freedom of assembly and expression in what the ...

Advises the attorney general to pursue the death penalty for all crimes of a severity demanding its use, with special attention to crimes involving the murder of law enforcement or capital crimes ...

Indiana lawmakers call for an end to the death penalty with House Bill 1030, citing concerns of wrongful convictions and execution of innocent people.

The Death Penalty Information Center’s recent annual report contained good news for those opposed to capital punishment. The ...

Attorney Gilda Daniels and U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett denounce Trump's expansion of the federal death penalty, citing racial disparities and systemic injustices.

When Brenda Andrew was on trial for murder in 2004 in Oklahoma, a prosecutor named Fern Smith turned to the jury and held up ...