The recent surge in executions has four main causes.

Cedric Ricks was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday for the murder of 30-year-old Roxann Sanchez and her 8-year-old ...

After President Trump urged states to recommit themselves to capital punishment, Florida started to put prisoners to death at rates not seen in the state’s modern history.

The governor of Alabama has granted clemency to a man on death row for three decades, a rare move that spares the accomplice in a 1991 murder from execution on Thursday.

While the man who killed Doug Battle got a life sentence, one of his accomplices is about to be executed even though he wasn't in the building.

For death penalty opponents, the dramatic spike in executions last year was truly horrifying. After several years of no more than 25 executions, there were 47 executions in 2025, nearly double the ...

As 2025 has come to an end, a new survey reveals that the U.S. has attained a record level of executions. According to The Mirror U.S., it is the highest in 16 years. A total of 47 people were ...

Anti-capital punishment advocates say the death penalty is costlier to taxpayers than life in prison because many defendants appeal their sentences, and the appeals process can force victims’ families ...

A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer with his own service weapon during a traffic stop has been executed in Florida.

The tragic and senseless murder of Charlie Kirk has left his family, friends and countless supporters grieving deeply. The pain of such a sudden, violent loss is immeasurable. But as we mourn, we must ...