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 United States has reached 1,600 executions since the death penalty was reinstated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1976
Alan Eugene Miller killed three co-workers in 1999; Miller was paranoid and believed they had been gossiping about him
The family of the victim, Lisha Gayle, and the prosecutor objected to the execution of Marcellus Williams, saying they wanted his sentence commuted to life in prison
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
Anthony Allen Shore is set to die for the 1992 strangling of a woman whose body was dumped at a Dairy Queen
The justices appeared to be in broad agreement that a lawyer can’t override his client’s wish and concede his guilt
Rep. Eddie Tallon said the bill he’s filing will make drug suppliers part of the execution team
Authorities claim Isaiah Otis Wilmont McCoy forced a woman into prostitution
Critics of the death penalty say it’s costly and cruel punishment, while others say it should be applied when appropriate
Thomas “Bart” Whitaker is slated to die on Feb. 22 for the 2003 slayings of his mother and younger brother
Isaiah Otis Wilmont McCoy was convicted of shooting a Maryland man in 2010 and was initially sentenced to death
The proposal is necessary, some senators say, because the state can’t get the chemicals necessary for lethal injections
Gov. Susana Martinez will push again this year to reinstate the death penalty and toughen criminal sentences for a host of offenses
SCOTUS is giving a death row inmate whose execution was called off last year another chance to raise claims of racial bias on his jury
A lawsuit challenging the state’s lethal injection protocols has kept death sentences on hold since 2014
At issue is a lawyer’s request for records about Ohio’s lethal injection drugs and whether a law prohibits that information’s release
Oklahoma has struggled to obtain the lethal drugs used in executions as manufacturers have said they don’t want their products used to kill people
Death row inmate Donna Roberts was convicted of planning her ex-husband’s 2001 killing with a boyfriend in hopes of collecting insurance money
Reginald Clemons, who spent 22 years on death row, admitted he took part in the rape and killing of two sisters
The execution of Willie Russell, who was convicted of killing CO Argentra Cotton, was blocked after Russell said he didn’t have a lawyer to appeal his sentence
Joseph Giarratano was convicted in the 1979 rape and murder of Michelle Kline and the murder of her mother, Toni Kline
Pasquotank County’s DA said he would seek the death penalty against the four inmates charged in the attacks
The inmate’s lawyers say it’s “patently unfair” that he was sentenced to death for killing a friend when his accomplice, who deliver the fatal knife wounds, got a life sentence
The lawsuit seeks a court order barring the state from carrying out any executions
The numbers also show that Texas will regain its standing as the nation’s most active state in carrying out capital punishment