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

New Hampshire lawmakers are considering bills to reinstate the death penalty, sparking debate on moral arguments, costs, and the fairness of capital punishment.

Lawmakers in Alabama are pushing a bill to expand capital punishment, aiming to protect children under 12 from severe sexual ...

The death penalty is flawed, fails to deter crimes and is costly.

Indiana House debate over a bill to legalize execution by firing squad turned into a debate over capital punishment writ large.

Lawmakers in Concord heard several hours of public testimony Friday on bills to restore capital punishment, with the majority ...

Hey! The Question of the Week has grown so much in popularity that we've been picked up by all our other USA-Today network newspapers in Florida! I knew asking about the death penalty would elicit ...

Opponents of the death penalty turned out in big numbers in Concord again Thursday to speak against legislation to bring ...