Death Penalty

Virginia Abolishes 'Ultimate Denial of Human Rights That Is the Death Penalty'

'A Moral Imperative': Business Leaders Demand Death Penalty Abolition Worldwide

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

"The tide is turning, and now it is the responsibility of business leaders to speak up and stand together on the right side of history."

UN Experts Urge Biden to Abolish 'Inherently Flawed' Death Penalty

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

Bloomington, Indiana anti-death-penalty activist Glenda Breeden holds a lamp on Jan. 12, 2021 while protesting against the then-pending execution of Lisa Montgomery, and two others, at Terre Haute Federal Prison this week. Montgomery was to be put to death on Wednesday. President Donald Trump's administration has sped up the execution of prisoners on death row during the last months of his presidency. (Photo: Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

"There is no time to lose with thousands of individuals on state death rows...

Report Finds Biden Can Potentially Freeze Dozens of Trump's Last-Minute 'Egregious and Damaging' Rollbacks

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

President Joe Biden speaks during an event to announce new Cabinet nominations at the Queen Theatre in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

"Trump's sloppiness and incompetence has created an opening to undo some of the...

Virginia—the Nation's "Death Penalty Capital"—Poised to Become First State in South to Ban Capital Punishment

After 412 Years and 1,391 Executions, Virginia Poised to Abolish Death Penalty as Senate Passes Historic Bill

35 House Democrats Join Reps. Bush and Pressley in Calling on Biden to End Federal Executions for Good

Sotomayor Says 13 People Executed During Trump Killing Spree 'Deserved More From This Court'

Amid Trump Killing Spree, Family of Martin Luther King Jr Joins Chorus Demanding: 'Abolish the Death Penalty'

Lawyer for Lisa Montgomery Condemns 'Craven Bloodlust' of Trump Administration as DOJ Executes Mentally Ill Woman

Acting US AG Rosen Urged to Postpone Three Executions Planned for This Week Due to Pandemic

'You Alone Have the Power to Temper Justice With Mercy': Trump Urged to Stop Execution of Lisa Montgomery

Warren Leads Call for DOJ to Probe 'Frenzied and Unprecedented' Spree of Federal Executions Under Trump

As Trump Continues Killing Spree, Pressley Leads Call for Biden to Immediately Abolish Death Penalty

Calls to "Abolish the Death Penalty" Grow as Trump's Last-Minute Execution Spree Kills Brandon Bernard

Demanding Clemency for Lisa Montgomery, UN Experts Warn US on Verge of 'Arbitrary Execution'

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In the Hands of Justice: Neo-Nazi Gets Life In Prison Plus 419 Years For Murdering Heather Heyer

A jury has sentenced neo-Nazi James Alex Fields Jr. to life plus 419 years for killing Heather Heyer and injuring 35 others when he rammed his car into a crowd at the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville. The sentencing of Fields, convicted last week of first degree murder, came after emotional testimony from his victims. "Heather was full of love, justice, and fairness," said her mother Susan Bro. "Mr. Fields tried to silence her. I refuse to allow that."