As South Carolina prepares to execute a man by firing squad on Friday, here are the ways each state conducts capital punishment.

Aaron Gunches, 53, pleaded guilty to killing his then-girlfriend’s ex-husband in 2002. He provided no defense at trial and ...

The total estimated cost is $26.4 million for housing inmates on death row, constructing an execution chamber, training staff ...

Supreme Court Justices Powell, Blackmun, and Stevens allowed the death penalty to return. Then they disavowed it.

Members of the state Senate Judiciary Committee signed off on a bill Thursday to bring back the death penalty for anyone ...