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.
Aaron Brian Gunches, who is representing himself, said his death sentence is “long overdue” and asked the state’s highest court to skip legal formalities
North Carolina had 136 offenders on death row before Gov. Roy Cooper reduced the state’s death row population by more than 10%
TDOC said it had “completed its revision of the lethal injection protocol, which will utilize the single drug pentobarbital”
The arguments came in the case of Jack Greene, whose November execution was halted by the Arkansas Supreme Court
The law will allow the state to asphyxiate condemned inmates with nitrogen gas if lethal injection drugs are unavailable or lethal injection is ruled unconstitutional
Walter Leroy Moody Jr. was condemned for the mail bomb death of U.S. Circuit Judge Robert S. Vance in December 1989
The memo comes after President Donald Trump called for death sentences for some drug dealers
An Arkansas death row inmate out of appeals at the state level wants another chance before the U.S. Supreme Court
If signed by the governor, Alabama would be the third state to employ the method
Russell Bucklew was scheduled to die for killing a former girlfriend’s new boyfriend during a violent rampage in 1996
Russell Bucklew alleges that the process of killing him could cause blood-filled tumors to burst inside his head
Anthony Boyd requested the court to review his case after a federal appeals court said lethal injection and electrocution are Alabama’s only approved execution methods
The justices on Monday let stand the convictions and death sentences of Abel Daniel Hidalgo
Russell Bucklew is scheduled to die for killing a former girlfriend’s new boyfriend in 1996
The parole board’s report supports arguments by the lawyer for death row inmate William Montgomery that there’s too much doubt and uncertainty about the case
Carlton Gary, known as the “stocking strangler,” was executed for the rape-slayings of three older women
Michael Wayne Eggers was convicted of killing his former boss at a traveling carnival nearly two decades ago
Citing an agreement he made to avoid execution, the Florida Supreme Court tossed a death sentence given to an escaped Louisiana inmate
Carlton Gary, known as the “stocking strangler,” was convicted of raping and killing older women in attacks
Officials said they plan to use nitrogen gas to execute inmates, marking the first time a U.S. state would use the gas to carry out capital punishment
Delaware’s Supreme Court found the state’s death penalty unconstitutional in August 2016, when 13 men were on death row
Carlton Gary, known as the “stocking strangler,” is scheduled to be put to death Thursday
The only other penalty option for Nikolas Cruz is life in prison with no possibility of parole
Michael Eggers is scheduled to be executed Thursday for the 2000 choking death of Bennie Francis Murray
Whether the proposed settlement would include a ban on setting another execution date for Hamm was unclear
Lawyers for a man set for execution next week are asking Georgia’s parole board to spare his life
Officials said the execution method, formally known as nitrogen hypoxia, is a humane way to put someone to death
The proposal is meant to address the Corrections Department’s inability to carry out the death penalty because it lacks the chemicals needed for lethal injection
Death row inmate Tyrone Noling was convicted of the 1990 double murder in Portage County in northeastern Ohio of Bearnhardt and Cora Hartig, both 81
Doyle Lee Hamm’s attorney stated Hamm was “tortured,” citing a doctor’s exam of the inmate following the Feb. 22 failed execution
William Montgomery was convicted of fatally shooting Debra Ogle and her roommate, Cynthia Tincher, in Toledo in 1986
Alva Campbell, whose execution had to be halted when a usable vein couldn’t be found to administer execution drugs, died Saturday
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals won’t review the cases of two men on death row, who were convicted in separate north Alabama killings