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

[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 ...

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

Just days after Death Penalty Abolition Week, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced April 1 that federal prosecutors would seek the death penalty in the case of Luigi Mangione, who is accused ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Supporters of abolition cite data that shows the death penalty is not an effective crime deterrent. Historically, it has also been a tool of institutionalized racism with the penalty far more ...

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 ...