Justice Department announces it's readopting the firing squad as a means of execution

"Today, the Department of Justice acted to restore its solemn duty to seek, obtain, and implement lawful capital sentences — ...

Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment

The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp ...

Legislation to abolish death penalty in Pennsylvania passes House committee

Pennsylvania House Bill 99 and House Bill 888 supporters argue that capital punishment is costly, inconsistently applied and ...

DOJ restores and expands death penalty for federal cases

The Justice Department announced a series of actions on Friday aimed at restoring and expanding the use of the federal death ...

Trump Administration Approves Firing Squad Executions for Death Penalty

The Justice Department also reauthorized the use of a death penalty drug, and will seek to shorten the length of some legal ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

House committee overwhelmingly rejects bills to bring back capital punishment

A New Hampshire House committee recommended the full legislature kill several bills that would reinstate and expand the use of the death penalty in the state on Wednesday. Following lengthy public ...