The attempted execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee is a grotesque and deeply disturbing reminder of what happens when the government assumes the power to deliberately end a human life. More critically, the State of Tennessee had a particular responsibility to carry...

HARRISBURG, PA — Following the historic passage of House Bill 99 and House Bill 888 out of the House Judiciary Committee, Pennsylvanians Against the Death Penalty (PADP) joined forces with a growing coalition of organized labor to urge House Majority Leader Matt...

By Marshall Dayan The modern death penalty in the United States turned 50 on July 2, 2026. In Gregg v. Georgia, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the constitutionality of the death penalty after having struck down 539 death sentences across the country...

"A Pennsylvania House committee on Monday passed a pair of bills that would abolish capital punishment in the commonwealth, potentially ending decades of limbo in which death sentences have been handed down but not carried out." “There are no take-backs,” with the...

Today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that mandatory life without the possibility of parole for second degree murder violates the state constitution. Chief Justice Todd writes for the majority: "In this appeal by allowance, we granted allocatur to consider...

By The Editorial Board The use of the death penalty has risen sharply in the United States, with more executions in 2025 than any year since 2009. It is a cruel and unjust development. In theory, the death penalty is reserved for “the worst of the worst.” In practice,...