Arkansas prosecutors will be able to seek the death penalty in some rape cases involving children when a new statute goes ...

Beshear, a rising star in the Democratic Party, is not a prominent and outspoken abolitionist. In fact, during an October ...

More than 70% of counties around the world have banned the death penalty, including the European Union. And yet in the U.S., ...

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Follow the latest Capital Punishment news, videos, and analysis from ABC News. July 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM. New execution date set for Texas man Robert Roberson in shaken baby syndrome case.

When capital punishment was more common, it was easy to claim that people are executed because they are criminals. But now that fewer criminals receive the death penalty, that's no longer the case ...

An Alabama legislator wants to expand the number of circumstances that can allow the death penalty to be imposed. Rep. Matt ...