Sabrina-Butler Smith lives in Memphis and serves on the board of Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. Thirty-four years ago, I was a Black teenage mother living on my own in Mississippi.

Texas state Rep. Jeff Leach shows an image of a spot of blood that contradicted the narrative that led to Robert Roberson's conviction in his daughter's death. Chitose Suzuki / Staff Photographer For ...

TEXARKANA, Texas (KXAN) — A few feet can make a big difference when investigating an unexpected death in Texarkana. The state line between Texas and Arkansas bisects the city and the middle, literally ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol on March 13, 2019 in Sacramento. Newsom put a moratorium on the death penalty in California on Wednesday, sparing the ...

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What a difference four years make. In 2020 the Democratic Party took an aggressively anti-death penalty position. Not so this year. In 2020 Joe Biden pledged that if he was elected president he would ...

It is long past time to abolish the death penalty in the U.S. If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are ...

In detective novels and television crime dramas like CSI, the nation's morgues are staffed by highly trained medical professionals equipped with the most sophisticated tools of 21st-century science.

The medicolegal death investigation system is responsible for conducting death investigations and certifying the cause and manner of unnatural and unexplained deaths. Unnatural and unexplained deaths ...

After a 13-year hiatus, the state of South Carolina is planning to resume executions this month amid an ongoing debate about the fairness, expense and effectiveness of capital punishment. According to ...