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 justices ruled prosecutors withheld evidence and failed to correct false testimony in Richard Glossip’s murder trial for the 1997 killing of his former boss
Only three inmates in the U.S. have been executed by firing squad since 1976 — all were in Utah, with the last one taking place in 2010
Michael Nance argued that his medical conditions make lethal injection inhumane, but a federal judge ruled the method does not create unconstitutional suffering
The Court cited discriminatory practices in the jury selection process in at least five or six separate instances the inmate has been tried
The inmate was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in the 1996 killing of 24-year-old Donovan Corey Parks, an off-duty CO
The bill adds the killing of LEOs, COs and probation officers back to the definition of aggravated murder
The poll found that 52% back Newsom’s moratorium compared to 48% who oppose the governor’s actions
In a rare case, the U.S. DOJ is seeking the death penalty in Illinois, a state that abolished the sentence in 2011
Despite its annulment in the state, technicalities of the death penalty are featured heavily in an inmate’s case
A man accused of killing an off-duty CO who had agreed to give him a ride outside a Walmart store is scheduled to be executed later this month
Christopher Lee Price, 46, became the second inmate put to death in Alabama in two weeks
The vote came a week after the House voted to override the governor’s veto of a bill to repeal capital punishment
His execution was set for last month, but his death warrant expired before the Court lifted a stay that blocked it
His execution was witnessed by a woman who survived one of his attacks and aided in his capture
The House moved to eliminate the state’s death penalty, overriding the governor’s veto
Don Johnson was executed by lethal injection for the 1984 suffocation of his wife
The inmate was pronounced dead Thursday evening following a three-drug lethal injection at Holman prison
The inmate is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Thursday evening
The governor announced he wouldn’t intervene in this week’s execution of an inmate who had undergone a religious conversion
The inmate’s petition for clemency has centered on his religious conversion and Christian ministry to other prisoners
The inmate’s attorney asked to halt the execution while a court weighs the appropriateness of the death penalty for people under 21 at the time of the crime
The adviser said he’s hopeful the governor will grant clemency to the inmate he says has been redeemed by Jesus
The legislation would amount to a rare weakening of Texas’ tough stance on capital punishment
There are 65 men and one woman currently sentenced to death in Louisiana
The governor says the bill is an injustice to the family of a police officer who was killed by a death row inmate in 2006
The man apologized to the victims’ families before receiving a lethal injection of the sedative pentobarbital
It marks the second recent change to execution-day procedures in the nation’s busiest death chamber
The lawmaker said it was “totally improper” to read the last words of an avowed racist who orchestrated one of the worst hate crimes in U.S. history
Lawmakers acted after prison officials told them they don’t have the drugs needed for lethal injection
The man responsible for the dragging death of a black man was executed on Wednesday
The inmate was put on death row for chaining a man on the back of a truck and dragging his body for nearly three miles
A federal lawsuit filed by death row inmates has renewed a court fight over whether the sedative Arkansas uses for lethal injections causes torturous executions
Justices lifted a stay that blocked the execution, but the order came about 90 minutes after the death warrant expired