The Latest Breaking News from Death Penalty

The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at a Texas Walmart in 2019 is expected to accept a plea deal to avoid the death penalty

Nearly six years after a man fatally shot 23 people in a racist attack targeting Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border, the gunman's criminal case is set to come to a close

The method is a vivid reminder of the brutality of state killing. That undermines the pro-capital-punishment narrative

Luigi Mangione, charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is seeking to avoid the death penalty saying his trial has been politicized.

A man facing the death penalty for committing two murders was executed by firing squad on Friday, the second such execution in the US state of South Carolina this year.

The Justice Department will seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing a fellow inmate at the federal government’s “Supermax” prison in Florence, Colorado, while serving a life sentence for killing his cellmate at another lockup

While much of the world has left capital punishment behind, the most recent report by Amnesty International shows executions last year reached their highest level globally in almost a decade, while a number of African nations are considering reintroducing the death penalty.

A new book by a national expert explores the failures of the United States’ favored execution method.

Amnesty International says that 1,518 executions were carried out worldwide in 2024, marking a 32% increase on the previous year.