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 had not carried out an execution in 15 years due to legal challenges and difficulties obtaining lethal injection drugs
Brad Sigmon, who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat, was shot by three volunteer Broad River Correctional Institution employees
Five states authorize firing squads, though the method has been used only three times in the past five decades
A serial killer who preyed on older, gay men during an eight-month spree that left six dead is scheduled to be executed Thursday evening
Larry Swearingen, 48, received a lethal injection Wednesday evening for the December 1998 killing of Melissa Trotter
The inmate has been on death row for the June 2006 slaying of Maria Aparece
Gov. Bill Lee denied the inmate’s clemency application
Ron Lafferty could be executed as soon as next year after his latest legal setback
The inmate was convicted of the 1986 kidnapping and stabbing deaths of a mother and her 15-year-old daughter
AG Barr staunchly defended the work of LE Monday while also taking aim at some prosecutors
The man is charged with killing a Tennessee sheriff’s deputy and burning his body and patrol car last year
It’s been 22 years since Oregon executed anyone
Trump delivered remarks at the White House on Monday after a weekend of gun violence
A Tennessee inmate scheduled for execution this month has asked the governor to spare his life
Some Ohio death row inmates have been asking to be executed by firing squad
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is being held at a Colorado supermax prison
The legislation would stop the use of the death penalty for violations of federal law and require that any person already sentenced to die for a federal crime be re-sentenced
Four inmates have been executed in Tennessee since August 2018
Executions in Arizona were put on hold after the July 2014 death of Joseph Wood
The issue took on unexpected urgency on Thursday when the DOJ announced that it will begin executing federal death row inmates again
He did not have a scheduled execution date
DOJ announced Thursday that it will resume executing death row prisoners
Five inmates who have been sentenced to death are scheduled to be executed starting in December
The early Democratic front-runner’s plan aims to reduce incarceration, end the federal death penalty and expand the DOJ’s role in investigating police departments
The court upheld the convictions and death sentence of a man who killed four people in Omaha, seemingly at random, shortly after his release from prison in 2013
Newsom’s executive order only halts the death penalty while he is governor. In the meantime, DAs across the state have continued to pursue capital charges against defendants
Pennsylvania’s death penalty has been used three times since it was reinstated by the state in 1978
Aubrey Trail, 52, opted Thursday to have the death penalty portion of his case sent directly to a three-judge panel
The inmate is one of seven escaped prisoners blamed for the 2000 slaying of a Dallas-area police officer
The 1980 shooting, which news accounts described as one of the bloodiest in Orange County history, also wounded two officers and two bar patrons
It’s been 10 years since New Mexico repealed the death penalty, but up until Friday the state still had two inmates on death row
His illness causes blood-filled tumors to grow in his head, neck and throat and argues that a throat tumor could burst during the execution, causing him to choke
Attorneys for the death row inmate argued that the state’s lethal injection method is unconstitutionally painful
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