Central Asia’s path to abolishing the death penalty was gradual but firm. In Kyrgyzstan, a moratorium on executions was introduced in 1998 and renewed every year until the 2007 referendum that ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the intersection of state & federal policy and politics. Illinois lawmakers’ recent attempt to tax unrealized capital ...
Dr. Frank Turek defended the death penalty, saying it is supported by Christian faith. The Christian author and speaker told Fox News Digital about why he supports the death penalty when there is "no ...
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This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about the lives of death row inmates at the Polunsky Unit here and a first-person account from a reporter who ...
Class 5 Missouri high school football is shaping up to be challenging for anyone who’s not Platte County. The Pirates are 8-0 and sit as the top-ranked team in the class. That being said, a team like ...
Idaho Governor Brad Little (R) recently signed legislation making the firing squad the state’s primary method of execution. Other states should follow suit. If we believe some crimes deserve death, ...
CHILLICOTHE, Mo. (KCTV) - A woman serving life in prison for the murder of her ex-husband in Missouri could be extradited to Arkansas for capital murder charges she faces there. Livingston County, ...
The healthcare community has an important role in opposing the death penalty, argues an expert in The BMJ today. Bharat Malkani, reader in law at Cardiff University, says doctors must refuse to ...
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has had an eye on restoring the death penalty since his 2023 election. Last year, the state’s top law enforcement official filed a motion to supersede a court ...
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Senate died at 1:42 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, when Republican leaders refused to allow debate on a measure weakening the initiative petition process, GOP state Sen. Lincoln ...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Missouri Capitol heats up as lawmakers debate redistricting. Monday, the Missouri House of Representatives discussed a plan to redraw the state’s congressional ...