The Trump Administration’s Death Penalty Daydream
The president has called for capital punishment of drug dealers. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is trying to make that happen.
The president has called for capital punishment of drug dealers. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is trying to make that happen.
Two controversial cases in Alabama reveal a disturbing trend in the death penalty in America.
Arkansas' recent, gruesome executions are further proof that we'll never find a humane way to put people to death.
Another reason to abolish this archaic punishment.
Her stance on capital punishment is incomprehensible—and that doesn't bode well for the rest of her carceral policies.
The monument to Confederate officer Henry Wirz is down the road from the graveyard of his many victims
This is a problem, particularly because state governments are overwhelmingly Republican
Why the country's new president is executing more foreigners, despite international outrage
Kamala Harris's response is only making matters worse
Utah is bringing back the firing squad—but we should be debating the death penalty itself