Supreme Court nominee, Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei, has urged the abolition of the mandatory death penalty in Ghana, ...

that “Capital punishment violates the inalienable right to life and is incompatible with human dignity.” The UAE, along with some other pro-death-penalty nations, continues to ignore such ...

That discretion to pursue what is right over what is simply ... He asked the court to resentence every death penalty conviction ever won in Santa Clara County to life without parole.

Like me, he opposed the death penalty — not out of naivety ... It costs us millions more than full-life sentences. It aligns us with authoritarian states. And it isolates us further on ...

Leading human rights organization Amnesty International has explained why the death penalty ‘must be abolished’. The group, which was founded in the 1960s and operates in 155 countries, has ...

Willis explained to WFAA that prosecutors cannot seek the death penalty or life without parole because ... wants to reiterate Karmelo Anthony has a right to a fair trial, unbiased and removed ...

The decision by federal authorities to charge Vance Boelter with both stalking and the use of a firearm for the murder of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark opens him up to a potential death ...

A prayer vigil for life is scheduled to take place in Columbia a few hours before South Carolina death row inmate Stephen ...

If convicted of either of the first two counts, he could face the death penalty ... prison and a maximum sentence of life behind bars. Rodriguez waived his right to a detention hearing and ...

CARLISLE, Pa. — Seifullah Abdul-Salaam is heading back to prison to spend the rest of his life behind bars, after avoiding the death penalty during a resentencing trial. This comes after a jury ...

“I am hoping he will find the right people to help him ... he face the federal jury first, given the life-and-death stakes. “Now that the death penalty is being sought here, we will make ...

Bakkedahl said, “The right thing to do is to take on this ... They were sentenced to death and life in prison until Biden’s clemency order overturned their federal sentences.