Frank Walls, convicted of the 1987 murders of Edward Alger and Ann Peterson, is scheduled to be put to death Thursday, Dec.

This year, 48 people are expected to be executed in the U.S. Meanwhile, fewer new death sentences are being issued, and ...

The use of capital punishment has steadily declined in the United States since its peak in 1996, when 315 death sentences ...

The use of capital punishment has steadily declined in the United States since its peak in 1996, when 315 death sentences were imposed. That number had fallen to 26 by 2024. Alabama’s yearly death ...

Madison County is second on the list compiled by the nonprofit Alabama Reflector. Morgan County is in a group tied for third.

Fewer Americans support capital punishment. Fewer courts are handing out death sentences. And we’ve got way more executions ...

Stacey Humphreys had been set to be executed on Wednesday, Dec. 17, for the double murder of 21-year-old Lori Brown and ...

To the Esteemed Members of the Knesset, For each of the eight nights of Hanukkah this year, we, the thousands of members ...