Tennessee has executed Oscar Smith for the 1989 murder of his estranged wife, Judith Smith, and her sons, Jason and Chad ...

Human justice is never perfect. That’s why the death penalty is so dangerous. Indiana reminds us that it’s still with us.

Oscar Smith came within minutes of being executed before Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee issued a surprise reprieve just over three ...

The Connecticut legislature’s Judiciary Committee has voted to advance a proposal that would penalize companies that ...

Indians face death penalty abroad, with lack of transparency in legal proceedings and execution details. NoRKA-Roots offers legal aid.

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Before Aaron Gunches' execution in March, experts warned that pentobarbitol could cause him to suffer. Here's what the medical examiner's report showed.

Oscar Franklin Smith was sentenced to death for the 1989 killings of his estranged wife Judith Robirds Smith and her sons Chad and Jason Burnett.

The legislation would penalize companies that manufacture or sell drugs or devices that can be used in capital punishment.

If the state of Indiana moves forward with the execution of convicted murderer Benjamin Ritchie on May 20 as planned, the ...

A judge has struck down federal prosecutors’ plan to pursue the death penalty in a Reno case after they said they would not ...

The House of Representatives has pledged to reevaluate capital punishment to align with the international human rights law ...