The New York Times editorial board has warned that the death penalty is resurging in the United States, citing its flaws, injustice, and the fact that it is out of step with modern moral standards.

In theory, the death penalty is reserved for “the worst of the worst.” In practice, it is very different. People who are ...

Every year, thousands of prisoners in the U.S. are placed in solitary confinement, where they endure isolation, abuse, and mental suffering. This practice might soon become rarer for some inmates in ...

Federal public defender Dale Baich shares his experiences with death row inmates, discusses the flaws in the system, and advocates for life without parole.

One year after Louisiana executed Jessie Hoffman using nitrogen gas, advocates, faith leaders, and civil rights groups ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a lower court ruling that Alabama prosecutors violated Michael Sockwell's constitutional rights by intentionally rejecting Black jurors, paving the way ...

The needles are charged and ready. After a brief legal hiatus to determine whether the commonly used drug-injection cocktail can stand constitutional muster – and the courts having ruled that we ...

>> LOOK AT THIS BEHIND US. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF DEATH PENALTY EXECUTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY SINCE 1977. YOU SEE THE LATE 90'S. THAT WAS THE PEAK. BUT THEN A GRADUAL DECLINE. >> THAT IS UNTIL NOW. THIS UP ...