Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.

Shelby Cowart Kopelcheck, 62, was also ordered to serve 15 years of probation and pay restitution of $670,501.99 ...

From public floggings to iron maidens, medieval justice was about pain, spectacle, and fear. Here's what happened when you broke the law back then.

DECATUR — Gregory L. Griffin Jr., who beat his sister’s boyfriend so severely the victim suffered fractured bones in his ...

New Mexico abolished the death penalty in 1969. [19] Trying to end capital punishment state-by-state was difficult at best, so death penalty abolitionists turned much of their efforts to the courts.

A 61-year-old man has been sentenced to prison in connection with a burglary and a fatal crash. The Grimes County District ...

Truong My Lan likely spared death penalty after Vietnam ends the punishment for eight crimes Courts Thu 26 Jun Truong My Lan had her appeal against the death penalty dismissed last year.

Madhya Pradesh man gets death penalty for killing wife, court terms crime 'rarest of rare' The court awarded the death penalty to Lala based on the evidence and arguments put forward by the ...

It doesn’t make sense to punish the victim. A new law means it’s less likely to happen in Nevada schools.

DECATUR — The Decatur man who slapped his girlfriend, pinned her to the ground and then took her on a terrifying 100 mph ride ...