More than half of Canadians still support capital punishment for murder cases—will that ever translate into policy?

Faith activism against the state's plan to resume executions adds to a history of religious engagement with social questions ...

Brad Sigmon, set for execution by firing squad on March 7, seeks a delay, citing concerns over South Carolina’s lethal ...

A dozen countries on the continent still execute and most still have the death penalty in law, if not in practice ...

In A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, Boynton and her co-stars – which include Laurie Davidson as Blakely, and Toby Jones as ...

Two death penalty cases in South Dakota will take center stage in different courtrooms this week. South Dakota’s Attorney General Marty Jackley will make ...

Pune: In a massive manhunt, Pune Police have launched an extensive search operation to nab the accused - identified as Dattatraya Ramdas Gade in the Pune rape case. The police are actively searching ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned Thursday after an Islamic ...

Two men were publicly flogged in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Thursday after they were found guilty of sexual ...

Bishop Anthony B. Taylor urges Arkansas lawmakers to reject a bill that would allow executions with nitrogen gas, citing the Church's teaching against the death penalty.

The man charged with murdering Moody County Deputy Sheriff Ken Prorok last February during a pursuit is asking for a delay in the trial as he faces the death penalty. Joseph Hoek is set to appear in a ...