On November 10, 2025, right-wing Knesset member Itamar Ben-Gvir proposed a bill that would use the death penalty to punish Palestinian terrorists convicted of killing Israeli citizens. Some Knesset ...

The federal government is moving to bring back death by firing squad. Let that sit for a second. This isn’t just about how ...

The U.S. military runs on hierarchy. Orders flow down the chain of command, and discipline keeps everything moving in sync. That structure is what allows the armed forces to act quickly and ...

Our state has reached two gruesome milestones — the 50th execution in 50 years of the modern death penalty. Since 1976, when the U.S. Supreme Court approved new death sentencing schemes across the ...

Israel’s new death penalty law is one of the most discriminatory pieces of execution legislation that the world has witnessed since Hitler’s Third Reich. This incontrovertible truth is yet another ...

This is the worst treatment I have seen by far” of anyone on death row, said the Rev. Jeff Hood of Lisa Jo Chamberlin’s ...

Death row timelines vary by jurisdiction, but the average time for Florida inmates is around 22.6 years, according to 2023 Bureau of Justice Statistics data. Florida’s average is in line with other ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. As the justices make their final preparations this week for the start of the 2025-26 term, they’ll also address the latest ...

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about how the system works here and a firsthand account from a reporter who witnessed an execution here.