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 alleges it would be unconstitutionally cruel for him to die by lethal injection
Pittsburg County District Judge Tim Mills wrote that psychologists found that Wade Greely Lay, 63, lacks a “rational understanding” of why he is to be executed
The moves are part of the state’s attempts to comply with Prop 66, which aims to speed up executions and mandate work and restitution for death row inmates
The Supreme Court sided with inmate Bobby James Moore who claims he should not be executed because he is intellectually disabled
The state’s current stock of midazolam expires at the end of April
The lower court said the case was resolved because prison officials had eased restrictions and granted death row inmates more privileges
The lawyer said the inmates had too little time to put together a meaningful clemency request after their death warrants were signed less than four weeks ago
Attorneys said that Romell Broom has important appeals pending and the state shouldn’t hurry to set a new date
In an affidavit, Jonas Cherry’s parents said Paul Storey’s execution won’t bring back their son or atone for his loss
Arkansas has not put a prisoner to death since 2005
Gov. Rick Scott removed Aramis Ayala from a case after Ayala made her announcement against the death penalty
Alabama is the only state that allows a judge to override a jury’s sentence recommendation in capital murder cases
Tommy Arthur’s lawyers said the state has refused to turn over records related to the state’s last two executions
Alabama cannot execute a 66-year-old inmate with stroke-induced dementia because he doesn’t understand his death sentence or remember the killing, an appellate court ruled
James Bigby looked directly at six relatives of his victims watching through a window a few feet from him and repeatedly said he was sorry
Under the new bill, Florida will now require a unanimous jury recommendation before the death penalty can be imposed
James Bigby would be the fourth Texas inmate executed this year and the sixth nationally
Gov. Asa Hutchinson scheduled four sets of double executions to occur before another drug, midazolam, expires at the end of April
Raymond Tibbetts told the parole board that he doesn’t deserve clemency and believes he had a fair trial
A bill would require a unanimous jury recommendation before the death penalty can be imposed
Patrick Leonard was sentenced to death for the 2000 killing of his ex-girlfriend
Rolando Ruiz was given a lethal injection for fatally shooting Theresa Rodriguez outside her home in 1992
According to a lawsuit settlement, California will no longer keep death row inmates in solitary confinement only because of their purported gang affiliations
Rolando Ruiz is scheduled to die for the murder-for-hire slaying he carried out more than 24 years ago
Officer Susan Canfield was killed when her horse was struck by a truck used in the inmate’s escape
The court lifted the stay on its ruling upholding Arkansas’ lethal injection law
Inmates’ attorneys say a stay blocking the executions is still in place while an amended complaint challenging the state’s lethal injection law is pending
Gov. Asa Hutchinson scheduled execution dates for eight inmates in an attempt to resume the death penalty after a nearly 12-year hiatus
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review appeals in three Texas death row cases, including one where a man pleaded guilty to a triple slaying
Investigators said Dillion Gage Compton is accused of killing CO Marianne Johnson on July 16
The justices agreed to take up the appeal from Marion Wilson, who was convicted for his role in killing a CO in 1996
The last time the state executed an inmate was in 2005
The state could end its practice of allowing judges to hand down death sentences despite a jury’s recommendation