In 1996, Kenneth Eugene Smith was convicted of committing a murder for hire in 1988, stabbing Elizabeth Sennett to death on behalf of her husband. The husband died by suicide when he became a suspect ...

A coalition of more than 50 organizations cite declining public support for the death penalty while Ohio lawmakers debate ...

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has repeatedly argued that executions are necessary for closure for those who have lost a beloved person as a result of murder or homicide. She is highly ...

Disturbing new evidence of lethal injection’s flaws and failures — and of this nation’s execution problems — came to light during the last week of May in Tennessee and Oklahoma. Such problems often ...

A South Carolina judge allowed an execution to move forward after ruling that the man's beliefs, including that most laws are unconstitutional and citizens have an absolute right to defend their ...

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian joined the chorus of high profile figures condemning the execution of Nathaniel Woods, the Alabama man convicted for the shooting deaths of three police officers, ...

As of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to issue a ruling on Mississippi death row inmate Charles Ray Crawford's petition to halt his scheduled execution. Crawford's execution ...

I believe in karma. Or whatever it is called: justice, fairness, balance. I believe that doing good things for other people will result in good things happening in return. I believe that the reverse ...