Capital punishment is the most harmful punishment available, so the state should only use it if no less harmful punishment is suitable; Other punishments will always enable the state to fulfil its ...

Defense attorneys for Teresa Youngblut file a motion against the DOJ's accelerated capital punishment process after Border ...

Capital punishment has long been used in the U.S. as “the ultimate deterrent and only proper punishment for the vilest crimes. Our Founders knew well that only capital punishment can bring ...

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The president said he would seek capital punishment sentences for "all crimes of a severity demanding its use”. Con: not a deterrent "Study after study shows that the death penalty does not ...

Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai extolled Justice V R Krishna Iyer's legacy, highlighting his opposition to the death penalty and dedication to civil liberties and social justice.

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's government will table in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha a Bill mandating capital punishment for ...

Vietnam has officially removed the death penalty for eight criminal offenses, including embezzlement, bribery, and the ...

The high-profile assassination of a top Minnesota lawmaker and her husband could bring about a form of punishment outlawed in ...

Capital punishment is vengeance rather than retribution and, as such, is a morally dubious concept; The anticipatory suffering of the criminal, who may be kept on death row for many years, ...