The Department of Justice is taking dramatic steps to reintroduce and strengthen the federal death penalty.  In a new 48 page ...

Courts have recently imposed life sentences in several prominent cases, while the federal government moves to broaden execution methods and some states advance measures to end capital punishment. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bill introduced this legislative session would legalize a form of capital punishment largely used during the Civil War but very ...

A bill introduced this legislative session would legalize a form of capital punishment largely used during the Civil War but very rarely in modern day United States: execution by firing squad. Senate ...

Sen. Mike Young said the bill would provide the IDOC with an option if lethal injection drugs are unavailable. Those who oppose the bill argue it's unnecessary, inhumane and could invite lawsuits over ...