New Hampshire lawmakers are taking up a range of bills this month that would reinstate the use of the death penalty in the state, almost seven years after it was repealed. The proposals this year, all ...

A growing number of Republican-led states are seeking to revive the death penalty for child rape. Alabama lawmakers approved ...

For death penalty opponents, the dramatic spike in executions last year was truly horrifying. After several years of no more than 25 executions, there were 47 executions in 2025, nearly double the ...

Indiana House debate over a bill to legalize execution by firing squad turned into a debate over capital punishment writ ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to make a statement on the future of the death penalty in January. Michael P. Donnelly served as an Ohio Supreme Court justice from 2019 to 2024. Gov. Mike DeWine has ...

Florida’s rules for animal euthanasia, created in the 1990s, span a full page. Its guidance for executions by lethal ...

Capital punishment remains legal throughout much of the United States. However, the form of execution does vary. These are ...

The Justice Department said it will seek the death penalty for the man accused of shooting two National Guard members, and killing one of them, near the White House in November.

A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer during a traffic stop is set to be Florida’s third execution of 2026.

In 2025, the United States saw a surge in executions after a period of decline. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 47 people were put to death in 11 […] The post There was a surge in ...

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