News

Desperate Arkansas death row prisoner begs to be state’s first execution since 2017, while 10 others sue to block contested punishment

He previously penned a letter to the Arkansas State Supreme Court in 2020 saying he’d accept any means of execution, ...

Death row exonerees fight to end North Carolina’s use of capital punishment

Death row exonerees Alfred Rivera, Ed Chapman and Henry McCollum meet at an event sponsored by the N.C. Coalition for ...
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42 years on death row: West Palm Beach native scheduled for execution makes last-minute appeal

Kayle Bates, who's from West Palm Beach, is scheduled to be executed on Aug. 19 for the murder of Janet Renee White.

‘I’ll see your ass in the execution chamber’: Son confronts mother’s killer at death penalty hearing

Ralph Menzies has vascular dementia. His lawyers say let him fade away. The victim's family says: execute him. Utah's parole ...
Opinion

Bill Cotterell: Death penalty in Florida: Trying to avoid ‘freakish and whimsical’

Our state leads the nation in putting killers to death this year, but no one really believes death sentences are working.

‘The Death Penalty Has No Place in This Country’

Robert Bowers, who murdered 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, was tried in federal court. There was no ...

Daily Beast roasted for 'absolutely bonkers' article defending Florida death row inmates and slamming DeSantis

The Daily Beast faced backlash for publishing an article criticizing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over executions of convicted ...

Alleged Devil's Den Killer Pleads 'Not Guilty' to Murdering Couple on Hiking Trail as State Seeks Death Penalty

Andrew McGann pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to killing Clinton and Cristen Brink while they were hiking with their two ...

Death penalty opponents call for reversal of Arkansas nitrogen execution law

Opponents of capital punishment on Friday called on Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to reverse Arkansas' decision to allow ...