Bombshell new evidence has given Brittany Holberg, 52, a reprieve - a case which a judge in Texas, US, says serves as a ...

If it seems like death penalty cases drag out in the courts already, new legislation introduced on Thursday would ensure that ...

The 39-year-old distinguished scientist died on Tuesday night after his neighbour pushed him to the ground and punched him ...

A statement by the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) highlights Malaysia’s sharp decline in death row inmates—from over ...

The governor’s action comes less than a week after Brad Sigmon, 67, of South Carolina, was executed by way of a firing squad ...

A former British prison officer has revealed the three ways death row prisoners "normally" react before their execution. Alex ...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday acquitted two men who had been sentenced to death in the kidnapping and murder case ...

Molly Elliott's husband is speaking out for the first time in three decades as Jessie Hoffman's Louisiana execution, set for ...

In a court filing on Wednesday, District Attorney Erik Johnson said Chambers should be “punished by death” for his crimes.

A man suspected of a triple homicide and the subject of a multi-county manhunt in December has been informed by District 22 District Attorney Erik ...

Executions by firing squad are permitted in five states, but the new law will make Idaho the only state in which death by ...

Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf has stated she will be seeking the death penalty for Alex Torres-Santos and Ivan Claudio-Rosero for homicide charges. Both men were allegedly involved ...