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.
Joseph Corcoran was convicted in the July 1997 shootings of his brother, his sister’s fiancé and two other men
Christopher Collings was known to Rowan Ford as “Uncle Chris” after he spent months living with her family; Collings was executed for sexually assaulting and killing the girl
Arizona last carried out three executions in 2022 following a nearly eight-year hiatus
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
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