Advocates for death row inmates in Louisiana are praising a decision this month by the U.S. Supreme Court that barred Alabama ...

Texas announced Wednesday it would no longer allow clerics into its execution chambers, to bypass a Supreme Court ruling that stayed a convict’s capital punishment because no Buddhist monk was ...

Just to round out this afternoon’s deathy trifecta (and such nice sunny weather we’re having!), check out this story about San Quentin’s remodeled execution chamber—it’s more spacious and has ...

The U.S. Department of Justice announced a sweeping overhaul of federal death penalty procedures Friday, officially clearing the path for the government to resume executions and expand the methods ...

Indiana lawmakers attempted to pass legislation that would allow the state execute people via gas chambers and firing squads. Rating: Mixture (About this rating?) What's True: Indiana lawmakers tried ...

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service, under the headline “Florida’s governor is a veteran.

The Idaho Department of Correction is ready to carry out the death penalty by shooting prisoners starting in July, an agency official said.