The debate on whether the death penalty deters and lowers rates of crime is a long-simmering one, with both sides... Read more
USCCB president Archbishop Timothy Broglio on Wednesday said in a statement that he took issue with some of the orders,... Read more
Trump in his order describes the death penalty as an “essential tool for deterring and punishing those who would commit... Read more
Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday that he reviewed 89 clemency petitions from death row inmates and granted 15 of... Read more
The White House announced the clemencies on Monday morning, stating that the president was “commuting the sentences of 37 individuals... Read more
Pope Francis on Thursday released his message for the 58th World Day of Peace, commemorated annually on Jan. 1, with... Read more
The U.S. bishops have, as a body, been calling for an end to the federal death penalty since 1980 when... Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a Missouri death row prisoner’s appeal on the eve of his... Read more
Police said Christopher Collings confessed to killing Rowan Ford after raping her on Nov. 3, 2007. The murder took place... Read more
The Texas House of Representatives Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence last month issued a subpoena for Robert Roberson to appear before... Read more
Catholic Mobilizing Network said in a Nov. 6 statement that the federal death penalty is a “broken” system that “does... Read more
Robert Roberson was convicted in 2003 of the murder of his infant daughter, Nikki, whom he had brought to a... Read more
The Supreme Court of Texas said in a post on X late Thursday that it had “effectively [halted] the execution... Read more
This is the second time Richard Glossip’s contentious death sentence has come before the Supreme Court. Read more
Citing opposition to the death penalty and doubts about Williams’ guilt, a local and national outcry did not stop the... Read more
A Missouri death row inmate sentenced to death for murder will have his case reviewed by the state Supreme Court... Read more
When it comes to abolishing the death penalty in the U.S., a small but determined band of activists and policymakers... Read more
A South Carolina Supreme Court order decided that a five-week interval between executions was “reasonable” and “warranted.” Read more
Although every state imposes restrictions on media access to inmates, South Carolina is “the only state that bans this category... Read more
The pope personally penned the introduction to “A Christian on Death Row: My Commitment to Those Condemned” by Dale Recinella. Read more