Former prosecutor Bradford Thomas argues that capital punishment is a necessary tool for justice and moral order.

In March, Virginia abolished capital punishment, startling many Americans. But for close observers, the news wasn’t a huge surprise. “The United States has undergone a sea change in its views toward ...

This year is the fiftieth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Furman v. Georgia halting capital punishment and sweeping the death rows of America clean of some 600 plus prisoners awaiting ...

It is possible — some say, likely — that Virginia will soon abolish the death penalty, making it the 23rd state, and the first Southern one, to do so. Historically, Virginia has put more persons to ...

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Death penalty opponents fear President Donald Trump is poised to start ...

“Cruel & Unusual.” Leading the attack are the American Civil Liberties Union and the N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense Fund. “We have embarked on a major drive to have the death penalty abolished in all 50 ...

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D), left, looks at the electric chair in the death chamber at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt with operations director George Hinkle and warden Larry Edmonds on ...