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 has already been sentenced to life after pleading guilty in the March escape from a Boise hospital, but the murder charge is in a different county
As the state of Alabama plans additional nitrogen gas executions, questions and disagreements continue over what happened at the first one.
The state said in its argument before the state Supreme Court that lethal injection, electrocution and firing squad all fit existing death penalty protocols
An Alabama inmate is asking an appellate court to halt his upcoming lethal injection using a sedative that his lawyers say has “failed to work properly in four states”
The appeal argued that the state’s source of execution drugs should be disclosed under Missouri’s open-records laws
A man convicted of killing four people in Omaha in 2013 has been given Nebraska’s first death sentence since the state’s voters reinstated the punishment in November
Justice Bob Pemberton said prison officials could point to no more than isolated, vague threats against suppliers of execution drugs
Tommy Arthur had a total of seven execution dates postponed
Tommy Arthur is scheduled to be put to death Thursday evening for the 1982 murder-for-hire slaying of Troy Wicker
Tommy Arthur has had his execution postponed seven times since 2001, so many delays that victims’ rights advocates derisively call him the “Houdini” of death row
The state stopped Romell Broom’s execution after two hours in September 2009, when executioners failed to find a usable vein following 18 attempts to insert needles
Without access to the lethal injection drugs, DOC spokesman Ken Pastorick says, “the state will not conduct executions”
The bill is based on Texas procedures and will require inmates to raise claims, such as ineffective counsel, at the same time as appeals over alleged trial errors
Rep. Steve Pylant argued that although he firmly supported the death penalty, delays in carrying out executions had made it too expensive
Defense lawyer Larry Krasner says he will immediately stop seeking the death penalty if elected and will prioritize education, drug treatment and job training
The bill would require inmates to raise claims such as ineffective counsel at the same time as appeals claiming trial errors
J.W. Ledford was convicted of murder in the January 1992 stabbing death of Dr. Harry Johnston
Judge J.R. Gaines said “any release of the execution logs would be detrimental to the best interests of the public”
J.W. Ledford’s lawyers have suggested using a firing squad instead, but that’s not allowed under Georgia law
The ruling noted that there was no physical evidence to tie Ralph Wright to the killings of his ex-girlfriend and their 15-month-old son
J.W. Ledford Jr.'s lawyers say there’s a substantial risk he’ll experience great pain as the drug attacks his respiratory system due to treatment with the drug gabapentin
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
