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.
Ishmael Petty, already serving life for a prior inmate murder, is charged in a second prison homicide at ADX Florence in 2020
The SCI-Somerset attack on Sgt. Mark Baserman, captured on video, showed a calculated assault that prosecutors called “cold-hearted” and fit for capital punishment
Sgt. Mark Baserman died of brain injuries after being kicked and punched in a 2018 attack at SCI-Somerset; a panel of 12 jurors will decide if the inmate should face the death penalty
Lee Hall chose the electric chair over the state’s preferred execution method of lethal injection
Defense lawyers for Gabriel Hall argued a jury shouldn’t have seen his 2015 interview on Comedy Central
A lawsuit stalled the first federal executions since 2003 has hampered the Attorney General’s office
A lawsuit challenging new federal capital punishment procedures has stalled the proceedings
The support on behalf of Abu-Ali Abdur’Rahman comes amid uncertainty that his death penalty sentence will be upheld
Ray Cromartie was executed for killing a convenience store clerk
Texas’ top criminal appeals court on Friday halted the scheduled execution of inmate Rodney Reed
In light of new evidence, the petition asks for the sentence and conviction to be voided
Ron Lafferty, who was months away from execution, killed sister-in-law and her baby daughter in 1984
In light of new evidence, Republican Greg Abbott is being asked to stop Rodney Reed’s Nov. 20 execution
Three inmates claimed state’s lethal injection method is more painful
A recent ruling says these inmates are held under ‘cruel and unusual conditions’
The inmate, who is in his early 60s, has been on death row since his conviction in 1986
An attorney said Friday that the state attorney general is valuing “proceduralism over justice” with an attempt to scuttle a resentencing agreement
Ken Richey has been accused of threatening two former judges who prosecuted his original case
Some of the 44 death row inmates will be moved to a unit that gives them more benefits and access to the outdoors
Russell Bucklew was put to death at the state prison in Bonne Terre
The governor turned aside concerns that the inmate’s rare medical condition could result in what his attorneys fear will be a gruesome execution
Attorneys for inmate with a rare medical condition say the tracheostomy tube he relies on to breathe increases the risk of a “grotesque execution process”
Tennessee, which performed three executions last year, was second only to Texas, which carried out 13
A Texas inmate who claimed he was intellectually disabled was executed Wednesday
The move bucks the national trend of shying away from using capital punishment
The court also ruled that the media and inmates are not entitled to information about the origins of execution drugs or the qualifications of executioners
Court ruled Wednesday that just because an inmate feels like he’s being suffocated after a lethal injection, it doesn’t amount to cruel and unusual punishment
The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to block death penalty cases from proceeding during Gov. Gavin Newsom’s moratorium
Mark Anthony Soliz, 37, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the June 2010 slaying of Nancy Weatherly
Mark Anthony Soliz, 37, faces lethal injection for the June 2010 slaying of Nancy Weatherly during a robbery
California Sen. Kamala Harris, whose record as a prosecutor has been under scrutiny since she entered the presidential race, has unveiled her criminal justice plan
The inmate was spared from execution two years ago
Billy Jack Crutsinger, 64, received a lethal injection Wednesday evening
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