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.
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
Benjamin Ritchie was put to death by lethal injection for the 2000 murder of Beech Grove Officer Bill Toney, who was shot during a foot pursuit
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
As the state continues to lack the drugs to carry out lethal injections, lawmakers push for an alternative option
Nicholas Sutton will be executed Feb. 20 for killing a fellow inmate
The inmates will have a chance to voluntarily transfer to one of eight state prisons
This is the first time in five years the state will be executing death-row inmates after a series of death-chamber mishaps
The court said a new legal standard determining intellectual disability had to be applied to Charles Brownlow’s conviction
Abel Ochoa was executed less than an hour after his final appeal was rejected
Abel Ochoa would be the second inmate put to death this year in Texas, the third in the U.S.
Gov. Mike DeWine said the state is unable to obtain the necessary drugs from pharmaceutical companies
The state’s execution protocols have been tied up in litigation for nearly a decade, during which the death row population has risen to 68
Nathaniel Woods is scheduled to be executed by injection on March 5 at a south Alabama prison
Donnie Lance would be the first prisoner executed in Georgia this year
Nicholas Sutton is the fifth inmate in a little over a year to choose electrocution over lethal injection
Jimmy Meders had been scheduled for lethal injection for the October 1987 killing of a convenience store clerk
Jimmy Fletcher Meders is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday evening
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