Until this year, death penalty executions had been dwindling across the nation. The sudden spike now is unusual, experts say. Forty-five people on death row have been executed so far this year, and three more executions are scheduled.

So far, 11 states have carried out 45 executions this year, nearly double the number in 2024, even as public opinion continues to turn against the death penalty.

While Ohio has joined a few other states in pausing executions, the number of people put to death nationwide so far this year has already hit a 15-year high.

As executions remain paused, Ohio lawmakers debate competing bills that would either repeal the death penalty or expand how it is carried out.

Tommy Zeigler, on death row since 1976, may get a new trial after a hearing reviewing DNA evidence and blood spatter analysis.

DeWine, who has prevented executions from taking place in Ohio since 2019, has said he's preparing to reveal his personal stance on capital punishment.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with the case of an Alabama man who has been on that state’s death row for more than two decades. The question before the […]

A Utah man who had his execution blocked after developing dementia during his nearly 40 years on death row died of apparent natural causes, according to the state's Department of Corrections. Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, died Wednesday. The state Supreme Court ...

The fatal stabbing on a Charlotte light-rail train last month has prompted calls for the revival of the death penalty in North Carolina. North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger said Thursday he wants to undo a moratorium on the practice — a pause he blames on judges,