A death row convict in Utah faces the firing squad now after the state has decided to move forward with his execution for a murder dating back to the 1990s.
“You will answer two questions but nobody in this courtroom is giving him the death penalty. He earned that,” prosecutor Matthew Staton said in closing arguments.
A shocking allegation of racial bias in death penalty cases in Alameda County, California, could have massive implications for dozens of death penalty cases in the northern California county that encompasses Oakland.
In its latest annual report, Amnesty International calls for full abolition of the death penalty. With the 2018 moratorium Malaysia has made progress, but that's not enough. Between July 2023 and January 2024, the death penalty was pronounced 26 times. For lawyer Michael Kong, “open public discussions about justice” are needed.
A controversial bill that would allow the state to seek the death penalty for those convicted of rape of a child passed the House of Representatives Monday, clearing the final legislative hurdle before becoming law in Tennessee.