The United States has seen a surge in executions nationwide, driven by a "federal and state-level thirst for blood" as ...

Ohio hasn’t executed anyone on death row since 2018. Under Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who says the state can’t get the drugs it needs for lethal injections, the state has had an unofficial death penalty ...

All the research that has been conducted on the death penalty by unbiased and sophisticated researchers tells us quite clearly that the death penalty serves no useful purpose.

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a presidential memorandum seeking to reinstate the death penalty in Washington, DC, as Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the Justice Department will be ...

Ohio has not carried out an execution since 2018, creating a de facto moratorium under Gov. Mike DeWine. State lawmakers are at an impasse over whether to abolish capital punishment or authorize new ...

For the first time since being elected in May, Pope Leo XIV waded into U.S. politics, criticizing those who say they're against abortion but support the death penalty, saying that's "not really ...

Twenty-seven former Ohio lawmakers have joined the movement to abolish the death penalty in the state, citing concerns over racial and geographic disparities, wrongful convictions, and the financial ...

Florida is believed to be the only state that is actively seeking to execute people who sexually abused children.

Five hundred Belmont County residents will be contacted as prospective jurors for the upcoming double murder trial of Andrew Isaac Griffin. Jury selection in the case, scheduled to begin in March, ...

Ohio's death penalty law is in limbo. Supporters and critics agree on one thing: the status quo isn't working.