A bill that would allow executions by firing squad if lethal injection drugs are unavailable or at an inmate’s request is fueling ongoing debates over secrecy, drug costs ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A coalition of more than 50 organizations on Wednesday announced the launch of a new campaign to end capital punishment nationwide. The move comes as Ohio lawmakers debate ...

Eight inmates on Alabama’s Death Row have filed lawsuits challenging the state’s nitrogen execution method, calling it unconstitutional. The lawsuits, all filed separately, were each filed in federal ...

Anthony Boyd was the eighth person executed by nitrogen gas since Alabama began using the method last year. His execution came over the strenuous objection of three liberal Supreme Court justices. By ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) on Monday set an October date for the state’s next execution by nitrogen gas despite pending lawsuits in her state and Arkansas from prisoners alleging the death penalty ...

The N.C. House of Representatives voted in favor of the criminal justice package known as Iryna's Law on Tuesday, sending the bill to Gov. Josh Stein's desk including a controversial death penalty ...

An inmate on death row at Central Prison in Raleigh works on a letter in a common area in one of the four pods on death row in 2004. Inmates on death row wear red to signify they are on death row.

FILE - Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor attends a panel discussion, Feb. 23, 2024 in Washington. The Supreme Court allowed a president to become a "king above the law," in the use of official ...