President signs executive orders and promises pardons for Jan 6 ‘hostages’ - President-elect sworn-in at Capitol rotunda as ...

“Because it cannot be said with reasonable confidence that the current execution protocol ‘not only afford[s] the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States’ but ...

PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors in Arizona are seeking to execute a prisoner in what would mark the state’s first use of the death penalty after a two-year pause. The Arizona Attorney General’s ...

The United States surpassed a horrific and unforgivable milestone in late September. With five prisoners executed in one week, the U.S. marked 1,600 executions since the Supreme Court reinstated ...

Outside of the federal system, there are over 2,000 people in the United States who were convicted in state courts and put on death row, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

The death penalty is handed out sparingly in the United States; in 2023, just 21 new capital sentences were imposed nationwide. When it is applied, it’s done for important reasons. But none of this ...

United States President-elect Donald Trump has promised to step up the use of the death penalty during his second term in office, saying he will go after “rapists, murderers, and monsters”.

President Biden’s commutation of the death sentences of 37 out of 40 men on federal death row in advance of a ... In such cases, the United States can and should have the last word.

“There are some real questions about the fairness and the process of the death penalty in the United States. And I don’t know what President Biden will ultimately do, but I think there are ...

Outside of the federal system, there are over 2,000 people in the United States who were convicted in state courts and put on death row, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.