Death Penalty

There's a Fentanyl Crisis in the United States. Nebraska Is About To Murder Someone With It on Purpose

After Spending Big to Reinstate Death Penalty, Nebraska Gov. Brushes Aside Pope's Call, Pushes Forward With Plan for 'Experimental Execution'

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

"Will Catholic [Gov. Pete Ricketts], who spends a lot of time talking about his 'pro-life values,' heed the words of Pope Francis by cancelling the experimental execution scheduled for August 14 in Nebraska?" asks Sister Helen Prejean

Reversing Catholic Doctrine, Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty 'Inadmissable' in All Cases

Julia Conley, staff writer

"I eagerly await the new, forceful, and reversed positions on the death penalty...

Execution Halted After Pharmaceutical Company Accuses Nevada of Illegally Obtaining Drug for Experimental Killer Cocktail

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"A government that would risk torturing someone to death is not dispensing...

Texas Seeks Sessions' Approval to "Speed Up the Death Penalty Treadmill"

'Spectacular Failure of Leadership': Trump's Opioid Epidemic Proposal Reportedly Includes Plan to Execute Drug Dealers

Stunning Critics, Oklahoma Turns to 'Experimental' Use of Nitrogen Gas to Kill People

'State-Sponsored Torture': Ohio Grants Temporary Reprieve After Botched Execution

Legal Experts Aghast At Trump's Careless Call for Death Penalty for NYC Suspect

Three Years After Gruesome Execution, Ohio Set to Resume State-Sanctioned Killing

Demand for Probe as Arkansas Killing Spree Concludes With 'Shaking and Convulsions'

'Conveyor Belt of Death' Continues as Arkansas Carries Out Double Execution

With First Vote, Gorsuch Allows 'Machinery of Death' to Whir On in Arkansas

Blocking Execution, US Supreme Court Deals Blow to Arkansas' "Hankering to Kill"

Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas' Execution Spree

Drug Makers Join Lawsuit Against Arkansas' "Conveyor Belt" of Executions

Further

Tantalizing But Epically Wrong: John Oliver Goes There

In the wake of Oklahoma's mangled killing of Clayton Lockett, John Oliver took on the death penalty on his show Last Week Tonight . Among the hard questions he asks: Should this be allowed in a civilized society, and why is a comedy show talking about this? "It costs up to 10 times more to give someone the death penalty than life in prison. So what we know now is the death penalty is expensive, potentially kills innocent people, and doesn't deter crime. And here is where it gets hard..."