The ACLU of Florida has condemned the Florida Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a non-unanimous jury standard for imposing the death penalty, warning that it increases the risk of wrongful convictions and threatens constitutional protections.
Gov. Josh Shapiro issued his first death penalty reprieve, continuing Pennsylvania’s moratorium on executions and reflecting a shift towards abolishing capital punishment, while urging the Legislature to enact sentencing reform.
Texas judges scheduled the fewest executions in at least three decades in 2025, but the state continues to spend millions of taxpayer dollars pursuing capital punishment despite persistent problems involving cost, geography, innocence claims, and racial disparities.
Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (FADP) denounced the execution of Mark Allen Geralds, arguing that his case illustrates deep flaws in Florida’s death penalty system, including unresolved forensic issues and inadequate mental health evaluations.
South Carolina’s execution of Stephen Bryant has reignited debate over the use of the firing squad, which is authorized in five U.S. states, and has been used historically as an instrument of fear and repression.
Ralph Menzies, convicted of murder in 1986, has been deemed incompetent for execution due to his advanced dementia, raising constitutional concerns about the planned execution and prompting a competency hearing in December 2025.
The Economist reports that the US is executing people at double the rate compared to last year, with the rise attributed to Republican political ambitions and a decrease in court oversight of the death penalty.
Florida is moving forward with the execution of Mark Gerald on Dec. 5, 2025, despite major concerns about missing evidence, inadequate defense, and unaddressed mental health issues, highlighting the need for more thorough forensic analysis and investigation in capital punishment cases.
NEW HAMPSHIRE – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Hampshire, along with the ACLU Capital…
The Death Penalty Information Center reports that 226 military veterans have been executed, 14% of all executions in the modern era, with 66% of them having served in Vietnam, and 77% of them being executed for killing only white victims.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt granted clemency to death-row prisoner Tremane Laitron Wood, commuting his sentence to life without parole, just hours before he was scheduled to be executed.
Support for the death penalty in the United States has dropped to its lowest point in over 50 years, with 44% of Americans now opposing it, according to a new Gallup poll.
The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) released a report revealing the “human, political and legal effects” of retaining death penalty laws in countries that have halted executions but not repealed capital punishment, urging greater scrutiny of these nations.
Norman Mearle Grim, Jr., a U.S. Navy veteran, was executed by the State of Florida for the 1998 killing of Cynthia Campbell, marking the 15th execution in Florida this year and the 22nd under Governor Ron DeSantis.
Alabama’s execution of Anthony Boyd using nitrogen gas as a method of capital punishment has raised national concern over the use of the method, with witnesses describing the execution as “difficult-to-watch” and the US Supreme Court declining to intervene.
A new poll shows that Pennsylvanians overwhelmingly prefer life sentences to the death penalty for people convicted of murder, and express little to no faith in the government’s ability to fairly administer executions.
The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) is hosting a discussion with State Sen. Nikki Nice and other leaders to challenge the misconception that the death penalty makes people and communities safer and to advocate for the abolition of the death penalty.
Arkansas faith leaders have urged Governor Sarah Sanders not to restart executions in the state, citing concerns about the use of gas asphyxiation and calling for the state to invest in programs that prevent crime and provide support for victims.
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders this past week said she is taking a measured…
LEBANON, PA — The debate over the death penalty has intensified in Pennsylvania, with House Bill 888…