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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The death penalty has long been a controversial and divisive issue, with passionate advocates on both sides of the debate.

The Supreme Court on Feb. 25 threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has ...

Defendants seeking relief from capital punishment typically don’t win at the high court, but Richard Glossip’s case was a ...

Ramos pleaded guilty to killing Sacramento police rookie Tara O’Sullivan, but a prior jury deadlocked on whether he should be ...

Louisiana inmate Christopher Sepulvado died Saturday, just over three weeks before he was scheduled to be put to death for ...

WARREN — Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins is urging federal and state officials to help restore Ohio’s ability to carry ...

Mahoning County Prosecutor Lynn Maro was asked for her reaction to two letters Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins sent urging federal and state officials to help restore Ohio’s ability to carry ...