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DOVER, Del. (AP) - A bill to abolish Delaware's death penalty has failed to clear a House committee after winning narrow passage in the Senate last…
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DOVER, Del. (AP) - A House committee is set to hold a pivotal hearing on legislation to abolish Delaware's death penalty.The bill narrowly cleared the…
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DOVER, Del. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Jack Markell has come out in support of an effort to repeal Delaware's death penalty.Markell said Thursday that if a…
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - For the better part of three decades, Virginia operated one of the busiest execution chambers in the nation. Not anymore.Statistics…
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A new poll finds that 63 percent of Delawareans still support the death penalty.The survey was carried out in mid-April by Public Policy Polling of just…
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DOVER, Del. (AP) - The state Senate is set to vote on a bill to abolish Delaware's death penalty.The legislation, which cleared a Senate committee last…
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There's an afterglow from the Maryland Senate vote that unanimously approved the $40 billion budget.The surprise outcome caught many members cheering as…
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The repeal of Delaware’s death penalty inched forward this week with a Senate committee approving the legislation that excludes the 15 inmates currently…
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DOVER, Del. (AP) - A bill reviving attempts to abolish capital punishment in Delaware after an earlier failed effort is teed up for its legislative…
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DOVER, Del. (AP) - Death penalty opponents in the General Assembly say they plan to reintroduce legislation to abolish capital punishment in Delaware.The…