Capital punishment for juveniles in the United States existed until March 2, 2005, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional in Roper v. Simmons...

In the United States, capital punishment (killing a person as punishment for allegedly committing a crime) is a legal penalty throughout the country at...

The debate over capital punishment in the United States existed as early as the colonial period. As of April 2022, it remains a legal penalty within 28...

Capital punishment in the United Kingdom predates the formation of the UK, having been used within the British Isles from ancient times until the second...

decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held that it is unconstitutional to impose capital punishment for crimes committed...

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Japan. The Penal Code of Japan and several laws list 14 capital crimes. In practice, though, it is applied only...

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Despite remaining a legal penalty, there have been no executions in Louisiana since...

includes the executions of 34 juvenile offenders. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which forbids capital punishment for juveniles under...

In the United States, life imprisonment is the most severe punishment provided by law in states with no valid capital punishment statute, and second-most...

United States List of juveniles executed in the United States since 1976 List of most recent executions by jurisdiction List of people executed in the United...