Death Penalty

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

Protesters gather outside the Arkansas Capitol building on April 14, 2017, in Little Rock, Ark. (Photo: AP/Kelly P. Kissel)

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

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

The government of Arkansas executed two men Monday evening despite concerns from attorneys that the first state killing had been "torturous and inhumane." Fifty two year-old Jake Harold Jones was pronounced dead at 7:20 pm CDT, according to a timeline confirmed by the Arkansas Department of Corrections. Just over three hours later, Marcel Williams...

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

Deirdre Fulton, staff writer

Newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch cast the deciding vote late...

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

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

Despite state leaders' "hankering to kill," the U.S. Supreme Court late Monday...

Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas' Execution Spree

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

Time Running Out to Halt Arkansas's "Execution Assembly Line"

'Remorseless' Dylan Roof Receives Death Penalty for Church Massacre

Texas Readies to Kill Man—Who Killed No One—for Murder

Delaware Rules Death Penalty Unconstitutional

Purge in Turkey Intensifies with Tens of Thousands Teachers, Public Servants Fired

Mixed Bag Platform Draft Sets Stage for Fight at DNC Convention

Dutch Lawmakers Call for Saudi Arms Embargo Over Human Rights Violations

'Shame!' Clinton Defends Death Penalty to Man Who Wrongly Served Years on Death Row

Autopsy Shows Oklahoma Used Wrong Drug to Kill Man Who Said His Body Was 'On Fire'

Youth's Imminent Execution Shines Light on 'Cozy' Ties Between Saudis and the West

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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..."