The debate over the death penalty has intensified in Pennsylvania, with House Bill 888 now seeking to eliminate capital ...

In one of his first major policy proclamations as governor in February 2023, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced not only that he was ...

Louisiana has attempted "to give the blessing of religion" onto its death penalty practices, says Sister Helen Prejean. Still ...

Maintaining a system that risks killing the innocent along with the guilty is itself a crime — and one that underscores the ...

Even as President Donald Trump and other national Republican leaders push to expand the use of capital punishment, some GOP-led states are moving in the opposite direction.

It has been proven to be unsuccessful as a crime deterrent and remains a flawed system of punishment, they said. “The risk of continuing the death penalty in Pennsylvania is a high and ...

In light of the recent nationwide call for swifter execution of rapists and the Law Advisor’s reponse, we revisit the legal and societal implications of the death penalty for rape ...

Currently, Texas law does not allow the death penalty for individuals convicted ... that there is a deterrence in the future. If we save just one child because of this…” Reporter Corley ...

House Bill 380, by Rep. Bruce Skaug, would allow the death penalty in a new crime: aggravated lewd conduct with children age ...

Catholic teaching has evolved on the death penalty. It was once accepted as a deterrent for crime and as a means of keeping communities safe. But a change in attitudes ramped up by the time Pope ...

Crime experts question the death penalty’s effectiveness as a deterrent, while some religious lawmakers say it is inconsistent with their opposition to abortion. “The death penalty in this ...