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
Jurors who convicted Jessie Con-ui failed to reach agreement Monday on whether he should face death or a life term
The inmate who briefly stopped his fatal attack to clean his hand and chew gum from the dying CO’s pocket has been spared the death sentence
The court ruled in the state’s favor, reversing a judge’s order that delayed three executions after he declared the state’s lethal injection process unconstitutional
William Morva was executed after an unsuccessful campaign to spare his life over concerns about his mental health
Rachel Sutphin, the deputy’s daughter, said she is among those urging the governor to halt William Morva’s execution
William Morva’s case has renewed debate over whether people with mental illness should be shielded from the death penalty
The high court threw out the sentences because a jury did not unanimously recommend the death penalty
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a judge’s order that delayed three executions after he declared Ohio’s lethal injection process unconstitutional
Prosecutors and attorneys agreed Robert James Campbell’s mental impairment should keep him from being put to death
One by one, Denver Simmons recalled, he and his partner lured inmates into his cell
The justices ruled 5-4 that Erick Davila could not bring a claim that his appeals lawyer was ineffective for failing to challenge the work of his trial lawyer
Robert Pruett was serving a 99-year murder sentence when he was condemned for fatally stabbing CO Daniel Nagle in 1999
The state stopped Romell Broom’s execution after two hours when executioners couldn’t find a usable vein
Attorney Todd Lancaster said the state’s death penalty is racially and geographically discriminatory
The court ruled that James McWilliams was deprived of an independent mental health expert to help him try to stave off a death sentence at his trial
“I can’t imagine the pain that my wife went through when she was shot. I want him to feel some pain.”
The agreement contains provisions to address arguments that the state’s execution procedures violate inmate rights to be free from cruel and unusual punishment
Officials are asking a federal judge to block an effort to subpoena records related to the autopsy of Kenneth Williams, who lurched and convulsed 20 times during his execution
According to DOC spokesman Solomon Graves, the state hasn’t had a full set of execution drugs since its supply of midazolam expired April 30
Attorneys for Ohio’s only condemned female killer are asking the state Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling upholding her death sentence for the third time
The execution was the state’s second of the year
Questions were raised in a court case about whether Arkansas improperly used a doctor’s name and license to purchase one of the drugs
Robert Bryant Melson, 46, is scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday evening at a south Alabama prison
Robert Melson is scheduled to be executed Thursday for the killing of three restaurant employees during a 1994 robbery
The ballot initiative was designed to “mend not end” capital punishment in California, where nearly 750 inmates are on Death Row and only 13 have been executed since 1978
The state attorney general asked SCOTUS to let an execution proceed this week, arguing that questions about a lethal injection drug have been settled by the courts
Death penalty opponents are challenging a ballot measure that aimed to reform a dysfunctional system that hasn’t executed a condemned killer in more than a decade
The state has been unable to carry out executions on more than two dozen condemned killers because of court challenges to its proposed three-drug method
Robert Melson is one of several inmates who filed lawsuits arguing that the state’s execution method is unconstitutional
In 2014, the Ind. DOC chose a three-drug process of methohexital, potassium chloride and pancuronium bromide for lethal injections. The combination has not been used for a U.S. execution