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Op/Ed: Capital punishment in Indiana is declining. Is it even necessary at this point?
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCapital punishment in the United States has plummeted over the past two decades. Per the 2022 Death...
States can't figure out how to execute inmates. Alabama is trying something new.
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe state of Alabama tried to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith before and failed, so now they're trying...
Judge: Nevada can't yet consider death sentence commutations
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNevada’s pardons board will not be able to consider a last-minute request from outgoing Gov. Steve...
Critics blast DeSantis for ramping up Florida death row scheduled executions ahead of 2024
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to execute a fifth man on death row within six months, ramping...
Tennessee bill to allow death penalty for child rape in passes first legislative hurdle
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 3 months agoTennessee could become one of the few states to permit capital punishment for rape of a child under...
Final appeals pending, Thomas Creech set for Idaho’s first execution in almost 12 years
Idaho Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe debate over the death penalty has come to Idaho for the first time in almost a dozen years....
US Supreme Court agrees with Arizona on death penalty cases, a blow to prisoners trying to prove...
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn a direct blow to prisoners who are hoping to get federal courts to hear their innocence, the U.S....
Idaho lawmakers approve bill that could allow firing squad executions
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIdaho lawmakers have approved a bill that could allow prisoner executions by firing squad, the...
Singapore executes third prisoner in 2 weeks for drug trafficking
Associated Press via AOL· 9 months agoSingapore hanged a third prisoner in two weeks on Thursday for drug trafficking despite calls for...
Alabama’s new execution method could be dangerous for everyone in the room
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCAPITAL PUNISHMENT: Kenneth Eugene Smith is scheduled to become the first death row inmate to be...