In the U.S., individuals can face the death penalty even when their guilt is not proven beyond a reasonable doubt. A ...

The American Civil Liberties Union joins law firms to argue that capital trial juries in Kansas are racially discriminatory.

South Carolina’s death penalty law is unevenly applied. Some horrific killers get life sentences, while those who commit ...

News coverage of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson's stalled lethal injection raises questions about Texas executing the ...

Richard Moore was sentenced to death in 2001 by a nearly all-white jury for a robbery gone bad following a trial that lasted ...

The U.S. is among one of the leading countries in executions. Gallup polling shows that as of last year, 53% of Americans ...

The death penalty creates racially biased juries, results in wrongful convictions and does not deter crime, attorneys seeking ...

After the Bears offense came to life for a late comeback, the defense gave up a 52-yard Hail Mary TD pass on the last play ...

Iran has executed a Jewish citizen convicted of murdering another man following a personal dispute. It was a rare case of an execution of member of a religious minority in the predominately Muslim ...

Experts testified Monday that the death penalty is racially biased, and the flawed system is set up to kill Black men at a ...

Junior doctors in Kolkata are demanding strict action from the CBI and capital punishment for those involved in the rape and ...

In the wake of a tragic rape and murder case at RG Kar Medical College, junior doctors are calling for CBI action and the ...