A death row inmate in Louisiana scheduled to become the first person in the state to be executed using nitrogen gas has asked ...

Brad Sigmon, a convicted murderer, was executed by firing squad in South Carolina, and used his last words to call for the ...

A reporter who witnessed the first US firing squad execution in 15 years called the experience "etched" in his memory, ...

Legislation recently proposed by freshman U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp., seeks to restore a sense of balance by ...

Former Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter got it right almost 70 years ago: “A shocking crime puts law to its severest ...

A prayer vigil was held by South Carolinians for an Alternative to the Death Penalty in light of Brad Sigmon’s execution in ...

South Carolina’s execution law says prisoners will be killed by electrocution unless they choose the firing squad or lethal injection.

Brad Sigmon was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001. He chose the firing squad over the electric chair and lethal injection.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced the introduction of capital punishment for religious conversions of girls ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved HB49 which proposes the death penalty for child rape and sodomy under 12.

A bill advancing in the Senate would reinstate the death penalty in West Virginia for individuals who are sentenced for ...