Their executions were criticized by death penalty abolitionists. Related Texas executes man for 2011 murder of church pastor ... on a person makes you stronger because it doesn't kill you ...

Sermons made his ruling in the case of Hasson Bacote, who, as NBC News notes, was convicted of murder “along with two others ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed three bills increasing penalties for illegal immigration. The bills were a point of ...

Each criminal should get what their crime deserves ... often argued that the death penalty provides closure for victims' families. This is a rather flimsy argument, because every family reacts ...

Florida Republicans on Thursday passed legislation they called the “strongest” immigration enforcement bill in any state in ...

The capital punishment measure was among a suite of bills in a compromised plan both chambers are expected to vote on today.

A deeply contentious and controversial bill proposing reforms to how magisterial inquiries can be requested and conducted has been making headlines over the past weeks. With Bill 125 now being ...

The rise is a result of a high rate of death sentences imposed by trial courts and a low rate of disposal of death penalty appeals at the High Court level. "This reflects a continuing and unabated ...

Here’s a list of the most high-profile pieces of legislation and updates on how close they are to becoming law.