Supporters of the method say it’s foolproof – but forensic experts say it can be ‘excruciating’ amid allegations it has been intentionally botched ...

Indiana is preparing for its fourth state execution since resuming capital punishment, with the new Westville Correctional ...

On Wednesday, Idaho became the first state to use firing squads as the primary method of capital punishment. Idaho isn’t the ...

As Indiana lawmakers prepare to revive debates over capital punishment methods, corrections officials have confirmed that the ...

Idaho will use firing squads as its primary method of capital punishment, the first state in the United States to officially ...

Gov. Mike DeWine has officially called for an end to the death penalty in Ohio. Explore our database of inmates that could be affected.

Two federal court rulings last month that barred Alabama from carrying out nitrogen gas executions could echo beyond Alabama, say experts, including in Ohio where nitrogen gas executions have been ...

After promising to improve safety for women in the Indian state, the party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing public ...

Gov. Mike DeWine supported Ohio's death penalty as a legislator and attorney general. Now he wants the practice to end.

Idaho has made the firing squad its primary method of execution after a new law took effect, with the state planning to use volunteer law enforcement officers as part of the execution process when ...

Here’s a look at the death penalty in the United States. Facts Capital punishment is legal in 27 US states. Four of those states have governor-imposed moratoriums. According to the Death Penalty ...

As Indiana inches toward what could be its fourth state execution since resuming capital punishment, prison officials confirmed the state’s next correctional complex is already equipped for an executi ...