Death Penalty

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

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

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

The government of Arkansas concluded its controversial and unprecedented killing spree Thursday night with what many are calling the botched execution of Kenneth Williams, which has prompted demands for an investigation into whether he was unlawfully "tortured" by the state before his death. According to a timeline released by the the Arkansas...

'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...

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"

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'

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..."