Luigi Mangione, 26, accused in the slaying of CEO Brian Thompson, is up for the death penalty if he's convicted on federal ...

In recent years, use of the death penalty by states has gradually declined in the U.S. Now, there's a new push in Ohio to restart executions.

Each death penalty case is autho­rized by the DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C., in con­sul­ta­tion with local U.S.

Each death penalty case is autho­rized by the DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C., in con­sul­ta­tion with local U.S. Attorney offices, who prosecute the cases.