Louisiana has resumed executions using a novel nitrogen gas method — a legacy, in part, of problems getting the drugs used for lethal injections. But the injection method remains on the books in the ...

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Cokie Roberts answers listener questions and talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the history of the death penalty in the U.S. A Brief History Of The Death Penalty In The U.S. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The ...

The president and the Republican Party are bringing capital punishment back to the forefront of American criminal justice.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah death row inmate Ralph Menzies' execution by firing squad is just a month away. Utah's Board of Pardons and Parole will hold hearings next week to consider his request to commute ...

Michael Bell is scheduled to be executed on July 15, 2025, making him the eighth person executed in Florida this year. Duval County has had the most executions (49) of any Florida county since the ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - July 6, 2017, the death penalty was used for the final time in Virginia, according to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture. The execution was that of William Morva, who ...

South Carolina recently executed a death row inmate by firing squad. His crime was heinous and brutal. However, what also is disheartening and disturbing is the celebration, excitement and dare I say ...

An Iranian man was found dead hours after he posted a social media video where he is seen burning a picture of the country's ...

Barring a stay of execution, convicted killer Michael Bell on Tuesday, July 15, will become Florida’s eighth Death Row inmate to be put to death in 2025 — and the 50th person convicted of a capital ...