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.
In a letter to drop his appeals, Derrick Dearman wrote that “it’s not fair to the victims or their families to keep prolonging the justice that they so rightly deserve”
The Idaho Department of Correction retrofitted its execution chamber at the maximum security prison south of Boise to retain lethal injection as its preferred method
The inmate said he took responsibility for the slayings, regretted his actions and was praying for prison officials, officers and “for my brothers and sisters behind these walls”
Scott Raymond Dozier, 46, has given up all appeals and has repeatedly said he wants his sentence carried out
A prior ruling said the inmate couldn’t be executed because he’s suffered from strokes and doesn’t understand his death sentence
An Arkansas judge dismissed an effort Friday to halt next week’s planned execution of a convicted killer
The same jury last month found Jonathan Renfro guilty of first-degree murder for the May 2015 killing of Coeur d’Alene Police Sgt. Greg Moore
A Nevada judge is asking who’s in charge of the upcoming execution of a death-row inmate who wants his sentence carried out, after the state’s top doctor quit
The 69-year-old inmate is scheduled to die Nov. 15
The court did not comment on its reasons for refusing the appeals
The doctor said allowing the condemned killer to partially sit up during his execution would be a “reasonable” accommodation
Jack Greene’s lawyers say he’s severely mentally ill. The Arkansas death row inmate says they’re lying
The man’s attorneys asked the state Supreme Court to spare him from execution because of questions about whether he is developmentally disabled
The condemned inmate says he’s too ill for lethal injection
Torrey McNabb, who shot Officer Anderson Gordon five times in 1997, cursed at the state and said “I hate you” before being put to death
Forty-year-old Torrey Twane McNabb was convicted in the 1997 shooting death of a police officer
A federal inmate with end-stage renal disease has been spared the death penalty for his fourth murder conviction and the second committed while behind bars
Anthony Allen Shore was scheduled to be given a lethal injection Wednesday evening
A federal judge on Monday blocked an execution scheduled for an Alabama inmate convicted of killing a police officer two decades ago
Campbell, 69, is sentenced to die for the April 2, 1997, aggravated murder of 18-year-old Charles Dials
The March ruling left prosecutors and defense attorneys scrambling to review cases, some dating back decades
Robert Pruett was given a lethal injection for the fatal attack on corrections officer Daniel Nagle
They are questioning whether a prisoner who claims actual innocence can be put to death
His attorney says the convicted killer has so much fluid in his lungs that he can’t lie flat on the execution table for a lethal injection
Judge Kelly Wayne Parker sentenced Marvin Rice to death in the 2011 slaying of Annette Durham and to life in prison in the slaying of Steven Strotkamp
For his final words, Michael Lambrix said, “I wish to say the Lord’s Prayer.”
The Alabama Department of Corrections will execute Jeffrey Lynn Borden on Thursday, barring any other legal actions
At issue were arguments by 58-year-old Anthony Sowell over the closure of an evidence hearing during his trial and his rejected offer to plead guilty
Keith Leroy Tharpe was scheduled to be executed at 7 p.m. Tuesday
Lawyers for both inmates argue the first drug in Ohio’s lethal injection process creates the risk that prisoners being put to death will suffer serious pain
Jack Gordon Greene’s attorneys asked a judge to hold a hearing on whether Greene is incompetent to be executed
A judge ordered officials last week to reveal more details about one of the drugs the state plans to use in a November execution
The inmate’s attorneys said he was denied access to the tire iron used, which they said could contain exculpatory DNA evidence
