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.
As of April 17, 26 death row inmates have been transferred to California Institution for Men following the closure of segregated units at San Quentin and Central California Women’s Facility
The lawsuit says California’s death penalty violates the state constitution’s equal protection guarantees because courts and prosecutors apply it in a racially biased way
More than 70 current and former prison officials, including chaplains, wardens and COs, had written a letter asking the governor to grant Brian Dorsey clemency
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
Gov. Terry McAuliffe said jurors were given false information that may have swayed their sentencing decision
Ledell Lee was pronounced dead four minutes before his death warrant was due to expire at midnight
The average time between sentencing and execution for prisoners executed in 2013 topped 15 years
Arkansas now faces an uphill battle to execute any inmates before the end of April, when another of its drugs expires
U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry, in a ruling Thursday, called the portion of Carman Deck’s trial that led to the latest death sentence “fundamentally unfair”
AG Leslie Rutledge said Arkansas would press ahead with other planned executions, including two set for Thursday
Justices on Monday reassigned the cases from Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen
Lawyers for the state of Arkansas fought on multiple legal fronts Monday to begin a series of double executions before a key sedative used in lethal injections expires
After barring Arkansas from executing eight inmates, Judge Wendell Griffen made a stir at an anti-death penalty rally
Although the plan faces multiple legal hurdles, no other state has executed that many people so quickly since SCOTUS reauthorized the death penalty in 1976
Here is a look at the midazolam, vecuronium bromide and potassium chloride in Arkansas’ execution protocol
The last time that a state put more than one inmate to death on the same day was more than 16 years ago
Nebraska’s corrections department was only able to buy potassium chloride in 2015 because one of its U.S. distributors made a mistake
The state’s already compromised plan to execute eight men by the end of the month fell apart further Friday
The Missouri DOC has refused to disclose who supplies it with pentobarbital, saying suppliers’ identities are shielded as part of its “execution team”
Bruce Ward and Don Davis’ attorneys say they were denied access to independent mental health experts in their cases
State Attorney Aramis Ayala filed a motion with the Florida Supreme Court, asking the court to determine who has authority over the cases
Alabama was the last state in the country to allow judges to override a jury when sentencing capital murder cases
American Bar Association President Linda Klein urged the governor to modify the execution schedule to allow for adequate time between executions
The conservatives say executing a man who might be innocent would “leave a terrible stain on Virginia and our justice system”
The Virginia Council of Churches and two state lawmakers are urging Virginia’s governor to halt the planned execution of Ivan Teleguz