Explore how the death penalty deters crime more effectively than life in prison.

Minnesota abolished the death penalty more than 100 years ago, but there is new evidence to indicate the federal government will seek the death penalty for Vance Boelter.

Two men accused of homicide and facing a potential death sentence if convicted asked Pennsylvania’s highest court to restrict a county prosecutor’s pursuit of the death penalty, accusing him ...

Gov. Beshear, a rising star in the Democratic Party, is not a prominent and outspoken abolitionist.

The mother and stepfather of a 5-year-old girl who died amid signs of severe child abuse have been indicted on charges of first-degree murder in her death.

It’s an issue death penalty advocates in the Texas Legislature don’t want to talk about. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, since 1973, 200 people have been exonerated from the ...

Men jailed on murder charges accuse Western Pa. DA of misusing death penalty Two men, who are accused of homicide and are facing a potential death sentence, have asked Pennsylvania’s highest ...

The last person to face the death penalty in Michigan was executed 87 years ago by the federal government.

A group of Philadelphia attorneys specializing in capital murder cases is asking the state Supreme Court to restrict Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh’s ability to pursue the death ...

Amid state plans to execute convicted killer Ralph Menzies, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said, "There are probably circumstances" where the death penalty is "still war ...

What is the cost of life in prison versus death penalty in Idaho? A debate erupted when prosecutors announced they reached a plea deal for Bryan Kohberger, allowing him to avoid the death penalty.

A federal judge in Vermont has refused to delay a decision on whether a woman charged in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent will face the death penalty.