Trump in his order describes the death penalty as an “essential tool for deterring and punishing those who would commit the ...

Trump campaigned heavily on expanding the death penalty and has asked attorney general to help states obtain lethal injection ...

DEATH row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith writhed for minutes in his final moments as he was executed with deadly nitrogen gas.

A TV series shooting in Kingston next month is looking for local background performers. “Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” ...

Speaking for myself, I must share that I had never imagined such barbaric behavior as that which was perpetrated by Hamas on ...

The Texas Tribune reported last week that the population of Death Row and the number of executions carried out continues to ...

Capital punishment has continued to become rarer in recent years, and public opinion of the practice keeps growing dimmer ...

Texas continues to lead other states on capital punishment. But the decline in new death sentences and executions reached a ...

Montana does allow the death penalty, although a 2015 court ruling that found the specific substance in the law has precluded ...

By Jordan Rubin The death penalty has long been a focus of Donald Trump’s “tough on crime” approach, which demands strict consequences for his non-supporters. It’s no surprise, then ...

However, only three individuals remain on federal death row after former President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 people on Dec. 23 and instead sentenced them to lif ...

The latest death penalty news from The Texas Tribune. By Ayden Runnels Jan. 22, 2025 Texas continues to lead other states on capital punishment. But the decline in new death sentences and ...