Whatever arguments are used, the journey toward worldwide rejection of capital punishment will not be concluded quickly. But ...

Like Japan, the United States is one of the few developed countries that maintains the death penalty, but releasing the details makes public debate possible. In February 2024, a private-sector panel ...

Kansas District Court Judge Bill Klapper is no one’s idea of a liberal anti-death penalty activist, having been originally appointed to fill a vacancy on the bench by Gov. Sam Brownback (R ...