Florida has already carried out nine executions in 2023, surpassing any other US state. Texas and South Carolina currently ...

On his final day in office in December, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper issued clemency to 15 people on death row. The N&O ...

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

TAMPA, Fla. - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed orders to execute more inmates in one year than any other governor in ...

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

Ahead of Byron Black's execution on August 5, it's time to re-examine the horrors of capital punishment and Tennesseans' role ...

The U.S. directed prosecutors to not seek capital punishment for three reputed drug lords, including one in a DEA agent's ...

Two Pittsburgh lawyers involved in efforts before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to curb the Washington County district ...

In Oklahoma, ardent supporters of capital punishment hope to insulate the death penalty against judges they perceive to be wobbly on the issue. The state has a long history of capital punishment.