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Texas death-row inmate Ivan Cantu executed despite allegations of false testimony...

Ivan Cantu was executed Feb. 28 by the state of Texas despite claims that the Texan's 2001 conviction for killing James Mosqueda and Amy...

Alabama death-row inmate Kenneth Smith scheduled for first known execution by...

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court Jan. 24 rejected an appeal by death-row inmate Kenneth Smith, whose planned execution by the state of Alabama --...

Florida bishops argue state-sanctioned killing fuels ‘growing societal disrespect’ for life...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- At the beginning of the 10th month of 2023, Florida might execute its sixth death-row inmate of the year; a person...

Governor Ron DeSantis signs death warrant; Florida inmate James Barnes scheduled...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Florida will mark its fifth execution of 2023 as the state will execute James Barnes Aug. 3. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the...

Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act introduced in Congress; Bishops to support...

WASHINGTON  -- A bill to ban the use of capital punishment by the federal government was reintroduced in Congress, where it faces steep odds...

Gov. Ron DeSantis disregards Catholic bishops, signs death warrant marking Florida’s...

WASHINGTON  -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., moved ahead with his latest execution Feb. 23, over the objections of Florida's Catholic bishops who appealed to...

Josh Shapiro first Pennsylvania governor to call on lawmakers to abolish...

Gov. Josh Shapiro called on Pennsylvania's legislature Feb. 16 to end the death penalty, marking the first time a governor of the Keystone State...

First federal death penalty case heard under President Joe Biden, who...

The terrorism trial of Sayfullo Saipov, who is accused of fatally striking eight people with a truck in New York City in 2017, began...

Death penalty opponents disappointed with U.S. vote against global death penalty...

WASHINGTON -- When the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution Dec. 15 to establish a worldwide "moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing...

‘Race continues to play a major role in determining who shall...

WASHINGTON -- Advocates working to end the death penalty say they have long seen the links between racism and capital punishment and they plan...

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