China remained top executioner, India carried out zero death penalties in 2016: Amnesty report

Last year saw a near 37% drop in the number of executions carried out annually worldwide – 1,032 in 23 countries from 1,634 in 25 countries.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 11, 2017 · 12:21 pm

95% of death sentences awarded by lower courts were struck down: Study

About 30% of death row prisoners studied during a 15-year-period eventually acquitted due to lack of evidence.

Scroll Staff

· May 06, 2016 · 07:30 pm

From West Bengal to Nebraska: The comprehensive reading guide to death by lethal injection

Is lethal injection the most humane method of execution? With the practice under increased scrutiny, here's a round-up of reports from across the web on the subject.

Adam Harris, ProPublica

· Dec 04, 2015 · 09:30 pm