Former Mongolian President Elbegdorj Tsakhia, who led Mongolia's abolition of the death penalty during his presidency, has ...

Ending capital punishment has become a bipartisan issue in Pennsylvania at a time when more and more people realize the ...

“There is an international trend toward the abolition of the death penalty, with growing support for a global moratorium on executions. “We are considering presenting this matter before the ...

[12] Organizations were formed in different colonies for the abolition of the death penalty and to relieve poor prison conditions. Dr. Benjamin Rush, a renowned Philadelphia citizen, proposed the ...

Legal experts say Lamar Aaron Ahchee is facing very serious drugs charges in Bali, but recent changes to the Indonesian legal ...

Capital punishment is violence dressed as justice — a relic we claim to have outgrown yet keep reviving. In April, South ...

As Indiana prepares for its second execution in the last six months, a bipartisan group of twelve lawmakers has submitted a letter to the Legislative Council requesting a review of ...

Today, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, 144 countries have abolished it, and four others made progress toward abolition last year. Abolitionists will run into a trap if they ...

The proposal includes ending capital punishment for embezzlement and bribery, replacing it with life imprisonment without ...

Catholic religious sister and a leading American advocate for the abolition of the death penalty Sister Helen Prejean talks ...

The Virginia General Assembly and then-Governor Ralph Northam abolished Virginia’s use of capital punishment four years and one month ago. A Virginia prosecutor and social justice activist differ on ...

is best known for declaring a state moratorium on the death penalty in 2000 that eventually led to its abolition. But he’s also remembered for a federal corruption probe that netted him six ...