The defendants say Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh misuses capital punishment to pressure defendants into ...

Yug Mohit Chaudhry, a Mumbai-based criminal lawyer and one of India’s most prominent voices against capital punishment, explains why executions are overwhelmingly imposed on the poor, why ...

The girl was found dead inside a cement pipe next to a bridge, and medical examination revealed she was raped.

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LUCKNOW: A district court in Auraiyya, central Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday awarded capital punishment to a woman named ...

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence of Timothy W. Fletcher for the 2009 murder of Helen Googe, rejecting ...

The death penalty was banned in the UK under all circumstances in 1998. Since then, the debate about capital punishment has ...

Thirty years ago, the film “Dead Man Walking” had its debut in movie theaters around the United States. It was a box office hit, and critics lavished it with praise. Lead actress Susan Sarandon won an ...

Utah hasn't used a firing squad in over 15 years - but as the death date of Ralph Menzies' execution looms closer, a larger ...

Arkansas prosecutors will be able to seek the death penalty in some rape cases involving children when a new statute goes ...

INDIANA – Indiana is set to execute Roy Lee Ward on October 10th for the 2001 rape and murder of 15-year-old Stacy Payne.