Lawmakers who propose new, “better” forms of execution are not acting out of compassion for the condemned, but out of a desire to mask the sheer brutality of capital punishment.

The possible execution of Margaret Nduta, 37, set for Monday in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, has sparked an online debate, with Kenyans pleading with the government to act swiftly and avert their ...

Officials with the United Nations are calling for Alabama authorities to stop the planned execution of a death row inmate by nitrogen hypoxia near the end of January.

While many nations are secretive about unusual execution methods such as machine-gunning, hanging and beheading, the United States is among only four nations that have more than three official ...

BOISE, Idaho — A bill establishing firing squads as Idaho’s primary method of execution has advanced to the Senate floor. On Wednesday, Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee members voted 6-3 ...

Governor Mike Braun ordered the Indiana Department of Correction to prepare for the execution, despite saying the state didn’t intend to order any more of the expensive fatal drug.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - An Arkansas state representative introduced a bill Friday to include nitrogen hypoxia as a form of execution in the state. House Bill 1489, filed by Rep. Jeff Wardlaw (R ...

Faith leaders hand-delivered a letter to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ office, asking her to investigate nitrogen gas executions as a form of torture. Gov. Sanders signed ...