"Capital Punishment" Blogs & Blog Posts

The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops told Insider that the proposals to make it easier to impose death are "deeply concerning."...

Angry that there aren't enough executions in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis is angling to change the law so that death penalties in his state no longer require a unanimous jury. "You can't just say one person votes 'no,' and therefore the death penal...

While some states, like Oklahoma and Texas, are addicted to the death penalty, Oregon has not carried out a state-sanctioned taking of another human's life in twenty-five years and a moratorium has been in effect since 2011. Outgoing Oregon Govern...

Oklahoma, known for botched executions, plans to execute James Coddington Thursday, even though the parole board recommended commuting his sentence.

Gov. Stitt's decision comes after Coddington was recommended for clemency earlier this month. Two dozen more inmates are now slated for execution.

Oklahoma, known for botched executions, plans to execute James Coddington Thursday, even though the parole board recommended commuting his sentence.

Two Oklahoma death row inmates sought death by firing squad instead as an alternative to the three-drug lethal injection protocol...