Relatives of an 8-year-old boy and his mother who were murdered by a Connecticut drug gang are outraged that a man convicted ...

Some of Trump's executive orders have an immediate policy impact. Others are more symbolic. Some already are being challenged by federal lawsuits.

Texas continues to lead other states on capital punishment. But the decline in new death sentences and executions reached a ...

Donald Trump signed orders dealing with the border, criminal justice and the Biden administration. In many cases, he assigned ...

After 48 years on death row, Tommy Zeigler finally has succeeded in his battle for testing. The results could mark a ...

Two independent contractors who worked on Arizona executions in 2022 received $60,000 in cash each, said retired U.S.

If there’s one thing Donald Trump promised ahead of his second term as President of the United States, it was ruthless ...

Idaho has not carried out any executions by firing squads and a facility for such executions needs to be built. It is among the states that have turned to alternative methods after struggling to ...

Death penalty opponents fear President Donald Trump is poised to start an "execution spree" after returning to the White House on Monday.

The Department of Justice will seek the death penalty for capital crimes "committed by an alien illegally present in this ...

Montana does allow the death penalty, although a 2015 court ruling that found the specific substance in the law has precluded ...

How Trump could implement his death penalty agenda - Trump campaigned heavily on expanding the death penalty and has asked ...