Sep. 21—An Oklahoma death row inmate who was recommended for clemency said he is asking for mercy as his Sept. 26 execution date approaches. "Governor Stitt, I didn't kill no one. I'm asking for mercy ...

When it comes to abolishing the death penalty in the U.S., a small but determined band of activists and policymakers are ...

A petition filed by 37 death row inmates was rejected, but with a call to apply it only in ‘exceptional’ cases. The last ...

The court, however, limits it to 'special and exceptional circumstances' and bans its use for mentally ill defendants ...

TAIPEI - Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled on Sept 20 that the death penalty is constitutional but for only the most ...

South Carolina death row inmate Freddie Owens died by lethal injection on Friday during the state’s first execution in 13 ...

A Japanese court will hand down a ruling Thursday in the retrial of an 88-year-old man for a 1966 quadruple murder in which ...

FREMONT COUNTY, Idaho - It is a saga we have been following for nearly half a decade, and on Sept. 20, crews demolished the ...

South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause.

The United States is an outlier among developed nations when it comes to the ultimate punishment. One state has executed by ...

Auriol Grey is now 'recalibrating back into the community' after going through 'untold pain' after her year behind bars following the death of retired midwife Celia Ward.

TAIPEI: A Taiwan court decided on Friday (Sep 20) to retain capital punishment, but ruled its application should be "limited ...