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.
Trump said relatives of victims are angry that Biden spared the lives of some of the “worst killers in our country,” including inmates convicted of killing police and military officers
Those whose lives were spared by the move include those convicted in the killings of police and military officers and the killings of correctional officers or prisoners in federal facilities
Kevin Ray Underwood admitted to luring Jamie Rose Bolin into his apartment and killing her as part of a cannibalistic fantasy
Juan Edward Castillo became the 11th convicted killer executed this year in the U.S. and the sixth in Texas
Juan Edward Castillo is expected to be the sixth inmate put to death this year in Texas, more than any other state
Robert McCoy repeatedly objected to his lawyer’s decision to acknowledge that McCoy killed the son, mother and step-father of his estranged wife
Two death row inmates are arguing that it’s time for the state to stop the practice of hypnosis
Nevada prison officials got the go-ahead Thursday to execute the state’s first death-row inmate in 12 years
Troy Clark was sentenced to die for killing Christina Muse out of fear she would snitch on him for his drug use
Death row inmate Richard Beasley was convicted of partnering with a teenage boy in 2011 to lure victims with promises of jobs on an Ohio farm
Twice-convicted killer Scott Raymond Dozier says he wants to be put to death as soon as possible, and doesn’t care what drugs are used in the fatal injection
Darren Vann pleaded guilty to killing seven women under a plea deal that will spare him the death penalty
Officials asked a judge to dismiss most of a lawsuit by news organizations seeking more public access to state executions
Robert Earl Butts Jr. twitched briefly as the lethal injection flowed into his body and groaned, “It burns, man”
Robert Earl Butts Jr. is scheduled to die for killing an off-duty CO after asking him for a ride outside a Walmart
Robert Earl Butts Jr., convicted of robbing and killing an off-duty CO, had been scheduled to die Thursday
The DA’s Office is launching a new investigation into the case of former death row inmate Alfred Dewayne Brown and his claims of “actual innocence”
A parole board is considering whether to grant clemency for Robert Earl Butts Jr., who’s scheduled to die Thursday
The lawsuit seeks to block a subpoena following a complaint by state Sen. Ernie Chambers, a death penalty opponent
Robert Butts Jr., who is scheduled to die on Thursday, said he’s “tremendously sorry” for his role in Donovan Parks’ death
Russell Bucklew says his rare medical condition could cause him to choke on his own blood during an execution
Mumia Abu-Jamal is asking a judge to vacate his failed appeals attempts so he can again appeal his case
Brandon Lacy’s attorneys said the man’s initial set of defense lawyers was so bad that he is entitled to a new trial
Erick Davila offered no apologies and appeared almost cocky, saying “I may have lost the fight but I’m still a soldier”
Erick Davila is set to die for the shooting deaths of a 5-year-old girl and her grandmother during a birthday party 10 years ago
The auditor said the decades Walter Moody sat on death row was an example of justice delayed equaling justice denied
Robert Earl Butts Jr., convicted in the slaying of an off-duty CO, argued he should be resentenced because he wouldn’t get the death penalty if he were sentenced today
Walter Leroy Moody Jr., 83, became the oldest prisoner put to death in the U.S. in modern times
A package bomber who created a wave of terror across the South is scheduled to be executed in Alabama, nearly 30 years after killing a federal judge
The court rejected a challenge that argued juries and not judges should impose death sentences
Judge Wendell Griffen lay tied to the cot during a demonstration by death penalty opponents
Lawyers for Robert Earl Butts Jr. said the inmate should be resentenced because he wouldn’t get the death penalty if he were sentenced today
Walter Moody argued that Alabama has no right to carry out the death penalty while he’s also serving a federal sentence
