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

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

South Carolina death row inmate Freddie Owens died by lethal injection on Friday during the state’s first execution in 13 ...

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

South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause.

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

A South Carolina man, Freddy Owens, 46, is asking the Supreme Court to halt his execution after a witness admitted to falsely ...

A Taiwan court decided on Friday to retain capital punishment, but ruled its application should be "limited to special and ...

Taiwan's constitutional court ruled that the death penalty is constitutional for the most serious crimes under stringent legal scrutiny. Despite being Asia's liberal democracy, the death penalty ...

Taiwan's constitutional court ruled on Friday that the death penalty is constitutional but only for the most serious crimes ...

The ruling reflects a compromise between international pressure for abolition and domestic support for harsh punishment to ...

Taiwan’s Constitutional Court is set to rule on whether the archipelago should abolish the death penalty, a key test of its reputation as one of the most progressive societies in ...