For the second consecutive year, a bill seeking to remove the death penalty from Delaware’s constitution is up for debate in ...

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

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

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

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.

Louisiana has attempted "to give the blessing of religion" onto its death penalty practices, says Sister Helen Prejean. Still, she says the two cannot coexist.

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 ...

The Peruvian government declared a state of emergency on Monday in the provinces of Lima and Callao to stem a rise in crime, ...

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 ...

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 ...