The attempted execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee has drawn national and international attention after Tennessee Department of Correction officials administered two doses of lethal-injection drugs ...
Christa Pike remained alive more than an hour after the state of Tennessee began its attempt to execute her on September 30, 2026. It was the latest in a series of troubled executions by the Tennessee ...
The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Roper v. Simmons (2005) relied on scientific evidence of incomplete brain development and the growing reluctance of state and international lawmakers to permit ...
UPDATE: The three-day evidentiary hearing concluded on August 13. Testimony centered on three contested issues: whether Ms. Pike’s thrombocytosis creates an unconstitutional risk of IV complications ...
Mr. Duckett was set to be executed on March 31, 2026, but five days before his scheduled execution, the Supreme Court of Florida stayed his execution date pending the completion of DNA testing which ...
DPI’s “What to Know” series examines capital punishment from multiple angles, one topic at a time. Each installment provides essential facts and data on specific aspects of the death penalty. Why it ...
False statements by government officials. Media witnesses banned from viewing executions. New laws passed to evade judicial review. During the first six months of 2026, the Death Penalty Information ...
After facing nine execution dates, and being given three last meals, Richard Glossip was released on bail on May 14, 2026 and set foot outside of prison walls for the first time in nearly three ...
On April 24, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a report proposing an expansion of the federal death penalty, including adding firing squad, electrocution, and lethal gas as execution ...
Iran hanged three men — Saleh Mohammadi, Saeed Davodi, and Mehdi Ghasemi — in the city of Qom on March 19, 2026, the day before the nation’s new year. According to the judiciary-affiliated Mizan News ...
DPI’s “What to Know” series examines capital punishment from multiple angles, one topic at a time. Each installment provides essential facts and data on specific aspects of the death penalty. This ...
DPI’s “What to Know” series examines capital punishment from multiple angles, one topic at a time. Each installment provides essential facts and data on specific aspects of the death penalty. Why it ...
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