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 couple’s toddler, strapped in a car seat, witnessed the attack and survived 18 hours alone before workers found the crime scene
The Federal Bureau of Prisons was directed to transfer inmate George John Hanson to be executed for his role in the 1999 kidnapping and killing of a 77-year-old woman
Demetrius Frazier, who was also serving a life sentence in Michigan for a separate murder, was transferred to Alabama’s death row in 2011
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
Texas alone has executed 560 people since 1976, accounting for 37.5% of the total 1,493 executions
The man is the sixth member to die in the group of inmates who fatally shot an officer 11 times during a robbery
Since the state reinstated the death penalty in 1978, it has executed 13 inmates, the last one in 2006
As California’s attorney general, Harris defended the state’s use of the death penalty
Leaders are criticizing the decision, saying it’s offensive to loved ones and the justice they deserve
Notable inmates out of more than 700 people on the nation’s largest death row
California’s new governor signed an executive order placing moratorium on executions on the nation’s largest death row
The order will grant temporary reprieves to all 737 condemned inmates on California’s death row
Despite complaints, the Senate voted to expand the secrecy surrounding the state’s lethal injection drug supply
At the heart of the case before the state Supreme Court is whether Pennsylvania’s death penalty system is so flawed that it violates the state Constitution’s prohibition on cruel punishment
The governor delayed three executions to give the prison system for time to develop a new lethal injection method
A Texas inmate was executed Thursday evening for the killings that happened nearly 30 years ago
The man was sentenced to die for the deaths of three people as well as stealing guns and cash in a plot to create and whites-only nation
The justices ruled 5-3 on Wednesday in favor of inmate Vernon Madison, who killed a police officer in 1985
The governor ordered the prison system to come up with a new lethal drug protocol after a federal judge’s scathing critique of the first drug in Ohio’s method
The recent history of capital punishment in the U.S. has been marked by declining popularity and usage
Prosecutors have insisted on seeking the death penalty
