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.
Kevin Ray Underwood admitted to luring Jamie Rose Bolin into his apartment and killing her as part of a cannibalistic fantasy
Joseph Corcoran was convicted in the July 1997 shootings of his brother, his sister’s fiancé and two other men
Christopher Collings was known to Rowan Ford as “Uncle Chris” after he spent months living with her family; Collings was executed for sexually assaulting and killing the girl
Jonathan Nez, who cited the tribe’s opposition to the death penalty, asked for Lezmond Mitchell’s sentence to be reduced to life in prison
The federal lawsuit filed by ACLU of Indiana lawyers on behalf of the activists seeks an injunction permitting protesters to gather just outside prison gates
The announcement comes weeks after the department fought off last-minute legal challenges and successfully resumed executions following a 17-year pause
Lezmond Mitchell was convicted of a 2001 murder of a Navajo woman and her 9-year-old granddaughter
Johnny Avila Jr., 62, was sentenced to death in 1996 for two counts of first-degree murder
A previous request for DNA testing in 2006 was refused based on a Tennessee Supreme Court ruling that has since been overturned
The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services released records identifying its suppliers after a prolonged legal battle with local newspapers and the ACLU
The governor, who has declined to intervene in the four prior executions during his first term in office, offered no further explanation for his decision
The Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution to take place just hours before, ruling in a 5-4 decision
Wesley Ira Purkey’s lawyers said in recent filings he suffers from advancing Alzheimer’s disease
The execution of Daniel Lewis Lee came over the objection of the victims’ relatives and following days of legal wrangling and delays
The decision to move forward with the execution during a global health pandemic drew scrutiny from civil rights groups
The decision to resume executions has been criticized as a dangerous and political move
Bureau of Prisons officials insist they will be able to conduct the executions safely and have been holding practice drills for months
If Billy Joe Wardlow’s execution is carried out, it would be the first in Texas since Feb. 6
Attorneys for Daniel Lee, the first of four inmates set to be executed starting this month, asked a judge to delay his execution until spring 2021
The priest claims BOP is putting him at risk for contracting the coronavirus by moving forward with executions
The executions would mark the first use of the death penalty on the federal level since 2003
Attorney General William Barr directed the BOP to schedule the executions beginning in mid-July
Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr took no position on Toforest Johnson’s innocence or guilt but said there are concerns about his trial
Judge Kristine Baker ruled the use of midazolam in lethal injections is constitutional and dismissed claims that less painful methods of execution are available
Ronald Prible was sentenced to death on a capital murder charge in connection with the slayings of five family members in 1999
Walter Barton was put to death by lethal injection for fatally stabbing an 81-year-old woman nearly three decades ago
Walter Barton, 64, would be the first person executed in the U.S. since Nathaniel Woods was put to death in Alabama on March 5
Lawmakers have rejected shield laws that would have given prison officials the authority to withhold such records
The 27 inmates will be moved to general population or special housing somewhere in the state’s prison system
Judge Stephen Friot gave the state until June 5 to provide information and documents on how it’s training members of the execution team
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary stay to consider last-minute appeals and then denied the inmate’s petitions
Nathaniel Woods is scheduled to receive a lethal injection unless the governor or courts intervene
Nathaniel Woods, who is sentenced to die March 5, is one of two men charged in the 2004 ambush killings
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