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
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
The Court won’t take up a case of a death row inmate who claims jurors discriminated against him for being gay
A lawsuit filed by inmates argued that the supplier’s identity was needed to verify the quality of drugs used for executions
The man was spared lethal injection when his death warrant expired before the Court voted to let the execution proceed
The move comes less than a month after Gov. Newsom announced a moratorium on executing any inmates
The court won’t halt the lethal injection of an inmate who asked to be put to death with nitrogen gas
Prisons will no longer allow clergy in death chambers after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the execution of a man who argued his religious freedom would be violated
The Court rejected an appeal from the inmate who argued a racist juror tainted the outcome of his trial
Both companies oppose the use of their drugs in executions, and have put controls in place to ensure they’re not used for capital punishment
Associate Justice Goodwin Liu made the comments two weeks after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom placed a moratorium on executions
The state can execute an inmate who argued his condition will result in severe pain if he is put to death by lethal injection, SCOTUS ruled
Both inmates had a similar plea
The inmate, claiming religious freedom, won a reprieve from execution for the killing of a police officer
The inmate’s attorneys say he should be spared because he didn’t fatally shoot the Irving, Texas police officer
