Fifty years ago, Americans set out on a polarizing mission: to find a just and fair way to punish the worst of the worst crimes by execution. In some ways, this was a surprising choice. In 1972, a ...

This Pew Research Center analysis examines views of the death penalty. Pew Research Center conducts research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics. We have studied ...

Some people on Ohio’s death row praised Gov. Mike DeWine for having the courage to come out against the death penalty. Others said actions speak louder than words, and they want the governor to ...

(London) – The Maldives government should withdraw plans to introduce a bill to end the longstanding moratorium on the death penalty in the country, 10 Maldivian and international human rights ...

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Leroy McGill was sentenced to death in 2004 for a 2002 murder and arson in Phoenix. In Arizona, only first-degree murder with at least one aggravating factor is eligible for the death penalty. The ...