ANAHEIM, Calif. (CNS) — “They killed a man with fire one night. They strapped him in a wooden chair and pumped electricity through his body until […]
Sister Helen Prejean recounts early years in fight against death penalty
Death penalty limbo: Supreme Court, states give laws another look
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The death penalty in the United States is repeatedly getting hit by the pause button — which doesn’t mean it is going away […]
Supreme Court rules Florida’s death penalty system unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 12 said the state of Florida’s death penalty system is unconstitutional because it allows judges, rather than juries, […]