More than half of Canadians still support capital punishment for murder cases—will that ever translate into policy?

[From: Society’s Final Solution: A History and Discussion of the Death Penalty, Laura E. Randa, ed., University Press of America, Inc., 1997. Reprinted with ...

Most recently, Pope Francis underlined his strong opposition to capital punishment in a book preface, saying that “the death penalty is in no way a solution to the violence that can strike ...

Bryan Kohberger has autism, according to his lead defense lawyer, who is arguing the diagnosis means he should not face the possibility of the death penalty if he is convicted of the murders of a ...

The Georgia House unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday lessening the threshold for a person facing the death penalty to be considered intellectually disabled, which would make them ineligible for ...

Despite the United Nations calling on Japan to abolish the death penalty, an overwhelming majority of the Japanese population continues to support capital punishment, according to a recent survey ...

The case of a victim’s mother and one of the longest-serving death row prisoners shows how capital appeals can seem both ...

The Madhya Pradesh government intends to make a provision to slap the death penalty on those involved in the religious conversion of minor girls, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on the occasion of ...

An Australian woman awaiting trial in the US over the death of her stepdaughter will not face the death penalty. US prosecutors have withdrawn their intention to seek the death penalty "without ...

Discussions about the death penalty across Canada re-emerged in an ... of Canadians on a punishment that has not been in the books since 1976 can fluctuate wildly, depending on the question ...

A new jury will hear testimony and decide whether Ramos should receive the death penalty. Daniel Kim Sacramento Bee file Prosecutors on Wednesday began for the second time to lay out their case ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Louisiana has been an anomaly in America ...