Capital punishment remains legal throughout much of the United States. However, the form of execution does vary. These are ...

While capital punishment is rarely used in the U.S., other countries continue to carry out the method of final judgment. While typically reserved for the most extreme cases, some of these execution ...

By: Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle For The Republic A bill expanding Indiana’s execution methods was significantly ...

Arizona's botched executions have sparked a national debate over the use of lethal injections, with questions raised about ...

After an attempt to add firing squads to Indiana law stalled in the Senate, a House panel on Wednesday passed a bill ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bill introduced this legislative session would legalize a form of capital punishment largely used during the Civil War but very ...

Louisiana's infamous electric chair — dubbed by death row inmates as “Gruesome Gertie” — was last used for an execution in 1991, when the state moved to lethal injections as the sole method to carry ...

North Carolina Republican legislators have introduced criminal justice measures to toughen bail rules and evaluate offenders for mental health issues RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina Republican ...

Senate Bill 11 was introduced as lethal injection drugs have become more expensive and hard to get, leading some states to turn to other methods.