The killing of a National Guard member in Washington DC has revived attention on the use of capital punishment in the US.

In 2024, there were 25 people executed in the United States. In 2025, there have already been 44 executions, and three more ...

Yes, we should end the death penalty. Too expensive, too arbitrary, cruel to the victims families, and should not part of a ...

A new effort is underway to bring an end to the death penalty. A coalition of groups from around the country, including North ...

The U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty, a coalition of over 50 organizations, has been launched to abolish capital ...

Florida has executed more people in 2025 than in any single year since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. The state ...

A lawyer for Jimmie Duncan, 57, said that "fraudulent forensics" had played a role in the conviction that sent him to prison ...

UTAH, UNITED STATES: Utah death row inmate Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, died of apparent natural causes on November 26 after ...

Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system—including near total isolation.

Panelists at a forum organized by the Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty say the death penalty is inconsistent with "pro-life" ideals.

A Louisiana man who spent nearly 30 years on death row walked out of prison Wednesday after a judge overturned his conviction ...

Death row timelines vary by jurisdiction, but the average time for Florida inmates is around 22.6 years, according to 2023 Bureau of Justice Statistics data. Florida’s average is in line with other ...