death penalty

WASHINGTON—After the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of the method being used on death-row inmates, federal prisons…

WASHINGTON—In a statement confirming his support of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on lethal injection and…

MCALESTER, OK—Saying he knew he would just get hungry again later, Oklahoma State Penitentiary death row inmate…

HUNTSVILLE, TX—In response to a nationwide shortage of the chemicals conventionally used to carry out capital…

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA—Criticizing the amount of time and money wasted between a condemned individual’s sentencing and…

AL MUZAHIMIYAH, SAUDI ARABIA—Complaining that he must have “tweaked it pretty good,” Saudi executioner Khalid…

CHILLICOTHE, OH—Noting that the effects of the untested chemical combination remain unknown, Chillicothe…

COLUMBUS, OH—Facing a critical shortage of key lethal injection drugs with over 100 inmates currently waiting on the…

STARKE, FL—Shortly after the official scheduling of his execution date, convicted murderer Thomas McGuire admitted…

FLORENCE, AZ—Noting that the purity and reliability were significantly lower, sources at Arizona’s Florence State…

HUNTSVILLE, TX—Noting that their prison system’s supply of lethal injection drugs continues to dwindle as more…

MCALESTER, OK—Calling it an “unfortunate incident,” Oklahoma Department of Corrections officials confirmed that…

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Saying that the company could cash in big time on the opportunity, Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex…

MCALESTER, OK—Shortly before administering a lethal injection to a prisoner sentenced to death by the state,…

Seeking a more humane method of carrying out capital punishment, Ohio’s new machine yanks inmates heads from their…

Here are the leading arguments for and against the death penalty:

Despite arguments against capital punishment, the Justices overwhelmingly approved its use, especially if they get…

DALLAS—According to a study released Monday by the Texas Dental Association, four out of five dentists in the Lone…