A petition filed by 37 death row inmates was rejected, but with a call to apply it only in ‘exceptional’ cases. The last ...

When it comes to abolishing the death penalty in the U.S., a small but determined band of activists and policymakers are ...

TAIPEI: A Taiwan court decided on Friday (Sep 20) to retain capital punishment, but ruled its application should be "limited ...

The court, however, limits it to 'special and exceptional circumstances' and bans its use for mentally ill defendants ...

TAIPEI - Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled on Sept 20 that the death penalty is constitutional but for only the most ...

FREMONT COUNTY, Idaho - It is a saga we have been following for nearly half a decade, and on Sept. 20, crews demolished the ...

As the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024-2025 term approaches in October, reflection on Mississippi’s impact on law looms large for ...

The United States is an outlier among developed nations when it comes to the ultimate punishment. One state has executed by ...

Worries about retail theft and fentanyl deaths shaped a November ballot measure that would toughen some criminal penalties.

Some have called 2024 the year of the “Zoom election.” It all started with Jotaka Eaddy's weekly Zoom call.

The true crime genre, which mines real-life horrors for entertainment, has looked to the North Bay many times over the years.

Freddie Owens said "goodbye" to his lawyer before being strapped to a gurney, where he awaited the lethal injection that ...