Capital Punishment
Capital Punishment is a profoundly complex and controversial aspect of the criminal justice system. This section provides articles that explore the history, legal frameworks, and ethical debates surrounding Capital Punishment in various jurisdictions. Correctional professionals can gain insights into the procedures, implications, and ongoing discussions about using the death penalty. Understanding Capital Punishment is crucial for those involved in its administration and those engaged in broader criminal justice reform efforts. For further context, explore related topics on supermax prisons.
Justices ruled there’s no proof the recent execution of Mikal Mahdi was botched, rejecting calls to disclose protocols ahead of Stephen Stanko’s scheduled execution
The state hasn’t executed a death row inmate since June 2012
Oscar Smith was convicted of stabbing and shooting all three victims; the case involved insurance policies, threats and a 911 call naming him
Officials may not reveal where they obtain lethal injection drugs, even under a court order
Justices rejected Texas’ defense of its policy of allowing an inmate’s spiritual adviser to be present but without speaking or touching the inmate
The move is the latest legal entanglement as the state tries to restart executions after a more than 10-year hiatus
The state Corrections Department said Friday that renovations have been completed on the death chamber in Columbia
The woman’s son coordinated with another person to email her a spreadsheet containing the personal information of 9,043 people
Department of Corrections Director Scott Crow testified he was confident the proper drugs were used during executions
Attorneys for more than two dozen death row inmates argue that the state’s method creates a risk of unconstitutional pain and suffering
The company was hired to develop guidelines to protect ADOC employees
Gov. Mike DeWine cited the state’s ongoing problems finding lethal injection drugs in a release Friday
A House committee on Monday unanimously approved introducing the bill as the state struggles to find willing providers
The goal is to turn that section at San Quentin State Prison into a “positive, healing environment,” Gov. Newsom said
“While it may be gruesome to look at, we all agree it will be quicker,” said an attorney for one of the inmates
2021 was the 7th consecutive year when there were fewer than 30 executions and 50 new death sentences
The same jury convicted the man of murder last month in the fatal 2017 shooting of Lt. Debra Clayton
Little else has been announced about how the method would be implemented
What was once one of the nation’s busiest death chambers has not resumed administering capital punishment as easily as some had hoped
Jones will spend the rest of his life behind bars without the possibility of parole
Julius Jones, who has long maintained his innocence, is scheduled to be executed Thursday
A majority of justices expressed concern that granting John Henry Ramirez’s request could lead to a string of cases asking for other accommodations
Inmate David Cox asked the state to schedule his execution in 2018, calling himself “worthy of death”
The state says that allowing spiritual advisers to touch inmates as they die is a security risk
Gov. Mike Parson is considering whether to reduce the convict’s sentence to life in prison without parole
The move settles a 2017 lawsuit challenging the use of solitary confinement for death row inmates in the state
The inmate’s lawyers argued that his trial counsel should have done more to show he is intellectually disabled
Ohio passed the law banning the death penalty for seriously mentally ill inmates earlier this year
Attorney General Merrick Garland gave no timetable for the moratorium
Under the state’s revised capital punishment law, inmates must have the choice between the electric chair and a firing squad
Attorneys have argued that the state hasn’t tried hard enough to get lethal injection drugs or compound them itself — as some other states have done
This comes despite widespread concern that enough safeguards are in place to prevent executing the innocent
The nation’s last lethal-gas execution was carried out more than two decades ago
