Other bills would undermine public defense, eliminate the Innocence Inquiry Commission, and take away clemency.

Twenty-six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 10 other people are scheduled to be put ...

An Alabama state judge has ordered a mental health evaluation to see if a man on death row with a history of mental illness is competent to be executed. The judge has temporarily stayed the Aug.

Machine learning in execution isn’t speculative—it’s operational. The cost of continuing with quarterly reviews and static allocations is no longer just opportunity loss—it’s strategic risk. AI isn’t ...

We’re in the midst of something historic,” said Robert Dunham, director of the Death Penalty Policy Project, as the U.S. braces for its highest number of executions in a decade. The focus is on ...

With Michael Bell's execution in Florida on Tuesday, the U.S. has now had more executions in any given year since 2015, when ...

Michael Bernard Bell was the eighth person put to death in Florida this year, with a ninth scheduled for later this month.

AI-assisted summary A group of 100 Florida Christians, including Minister Demetrius Minor, delivered a letter to Governor DeSantis urging a moratorium on executions. The group argues the death penalty ...

A group of 100 Florida Christians, including Minister Demetrius Minor, delivered a letter to Governor DeSantis urging a moratorium on executions. The group argues the death penalty is about power and ...

While the state leads the nation in executions, 100 Florida faith leaders call on DeSantis to pause what they call state-sponsored "vengeance." ...

Alabama last year became the first state to carry out an execution with nitrogen gas, a method that involves pumping nitrogen through a face mask and depriving the inmate of oxygen. The method has now ...