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 inmate was sentenced to die for the 1999 beating death of Daisy Hallum, 70, and to life without parole for the shotgun slaying of her son, Sam Hallum, 38
Willie James Pye was executed at 11:03 p.m. on March 20, making him the 54th prisoner killed by lethal injection in Georgia and the 77th person executed by the state since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976
The condemned prisoners will be rehoused in the general population across two dozen high-security state prisons, where they will gain access to a broader range of rehabilitative programming and treatment services
Anthony Boyd cannot be put to death by alternative methods since lethal injection and electrocution are Alabama’s only approved execution methods
The legislation would require inmates to raise claims of ineffective counsel and the same time as the inmate’s direct appeal claiming trial errors
Judge Truman Hobbs dismissed Tommy Arthur’s lawsuit claiming Alabama improperly lets the Department of Corrections determine the lethal injection protocol
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Sammantha Lucille Rebecca Allen and her husband John Michael Allen
Preston Strong was convicted in the killings of his best friend, the man’s girlfriend and her four young children
Judge Wendell Griffen said that the demonstration didn’t violate any judicial rules and was constitutionally protected
Representatives of the law enforcement community have voiced overwhelming support for the measure
The court said executing Pedro Solis Sosa would carry “an unacceptable risk” that his punishment would be unconstitutionally cruel because of his intellectual disabilities
Under a proposed bill, jurors would have to find unanimously and beyond a reasonable doubt that a defendant should be executed
The AG’s office has said it will not request any execution dates until at least 150 days after the new protocols are released
Jack Greene wanted hearings on grounds that lower courts too often reject appeals, that he is not mentally competent and that his lawyer was bad
The court is hearing Ohio’s appeal of a federal judge’s order finding the state’s latest execution process unconstitutional
Arkansas is facing a lawsuit from drug distributor McKesson Corp., which wants the state to return its remaining supply of vecuronium bromide
Ohio plans to use a massive dose of 500 milligrams of midazolam, which attorneys for the state say is more than enough to render inmates unconscious
Tommy Arthur’s attorney says a wig he wore during the murder is the only piece of physical evidence that can exonerate him
The governor said he does not think Arkansas needs to change its execution protocol, citing court rulings that have upheld the use of the sedative midazolam
The suit claims the FDA’s refusal to release the drugs for use in lawful executions will cause ongoing harm to the state
Kenneth Williams’ attorneys demanded an investigation into what they call a “problematic execution”
Kenneth Williams, 38, is set to die for killing a former deputy warden following an escape
J.W. Ledford is scheduled to die May 16 for the fatal stabbing of his neighbor, Dr. Harry Johnston
The standard procedure has been to turn off a microphone after an inmate’s last statement and turn it on again for the official pronouncement of death
Proponents of the ban argued cash-strapped Louisiana should not be spending money on death penalty appeals, especially when only one person has been put to death since 2002
The court has agreed to re-examine Ohio’s new and twice-rejected lethal injection process as the state struggles to resume executions
The poor health of both men, their lawyers claimed, could make it difficult for them to respond during a consciousness check following a megadose of midazolam
Judge Alex Kozinski called the death penalty “barbaric” and “vicious”
The court has ruled previously that poor defendants whose mental health might be a factor in the criminal charges they are facing have a right to an expert’s evaluation
Arkansas has put to death inmate Marcel Williams, marking the first double execution in the United States since 2000
While California has long been what one expert calls “a symbolic death penalty state,” the nation’s most populous state may now be easing back toward allowing executions
The measure bars the release of information that could reveal the identity of a manufacturer or supplier
Federal officials have said the drug has no legal uses in the United States