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.
Calif. DA weighing whether to retry or release death row inmate of 33 years
“There’s evidence of serious prosecutorial misconduct, and a lack of accountability in this office at the time,” Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price said
Board recommends clemency for Okla. death row inmate
“Now, I pray that grace is contagious in Oklahoma. Governor [Kevin] Stitt, there is no reason to kill Emmanuel Littlejohn,” Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood testified
Taberon Dave Honie, 48, was convicted of aggravated murder in the July 1998 death of Claudia Benn, the maternal grandmother of his now 27-year-old daughter
The fate of the shooter will depend on his mental state and the wishes of the victims’ families
Thomas “Bart” Whitaker, 38, is scheduled to be executed for plotting a 2003 attack that left his mother and brother dead and almost killed his father
The inmate argued that a lethal injection would be cruel because lymphoma and hepatitis C have damaged his veins
An effort to abolish the death penalty in Washington passed out of the state Senate and now heads to the House
Alabama moved closer to allowing death row inmates to be executed with nitrogen gas, a method that has so far never been used
The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled prison officials can change execution drugs without going through a public review
The ACLU of Nebraska said it plans to challenge the district court’s ruling
Gov. John Kasich issued a reprieve for Raymond Tibbetts that pushed his Feb. 13 execution forward to mid-October
The judge wants an independent medical expert to review the inmate’s claims that he is too sick to be executed
Ross Geiger believes he and other jurors were misled about the “terrible conditions” of Raymond Tibbetts’ upbringing
A court has overturned an order requiring Louisiana prison officials to keep the heat index on death row below 88 degrees for three ailing condemned killers
John David Battaglia fatally shot his two young daughters, ages 9 and 6, while their mother listened on the phone
Sen. Paul Bussman proposed legislation to grant Anthony Ray Hinton $1.5 million over three years, who spent 28 years on death row for two murders
No executions have been carried out in South Carolina since 2011, in part because of no available drugs for lethal injections
John David Battaglia, who fatally shot his two young daughters while their mother listened on the phone, is set to be the nation’s third execution this year
A Utah bill would make killers of first responders eligible for the death penalty
The DOC unveiled a revised single-drug method of execution, but the drugs are barred from import or execution use
William Rayford became the nation’s second inmate put to death this year for the slaying of Carol Lynn Thomas Hall
William Rayford is set to be executed Tuesday and would be the nation’s second inmate executed this year
William Rayford, who was convicted of the 1999 slaying of Carol Lynn Thomas Hall, is set to be the nation’s second inmate executed this year
David Pascoe suggested the method after a former death row inmate became the latest killer to get a reprieve
Lawyers said Raymond Tibbetts deserves mercy because of “his addiction and unanswered requests for help”
Justices issued a stay the day Vernon Madison was scheduled to die to consider whether to further review the case
Alabama is preparing to execute Vernon Madison who lawyers contend can no longer remember killing a cop
An ex-death row inmate says that the state’s capital punishment law is unconstitutional because judges and not juries hand down death sentences
The Alabama AG’s office asked justices to reject inmate Vernon Madison’s request for a stay of his lethal injection
Attorneys for Alva Campbell, whose execution was stopped last year, are once again recommending the firing squad as an alternative
Lawyers for Vernon Madison said multiple strokes and dementia have left him unable to remember his crime or understand his looming execution
In Tennessee, executions are carried out through lethal injection unless the drugs are unavailable, in which case, the electric chair will be used
In his final statement, Anthony Allen Shore, 55, was apologetic and his voice cracked with emotion