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.
Attorney General Russell Coleman said that the families of victims deserve “justice” via these executions
The new methods, including electrocution and nitrogen hypoxia, are approved to be used on the state’s nearly 60 death row inmates starting July 1
The governor also signed bills that eliminate parole for adults who commit crimes after Aug. 1 and dramatically cut the availability of good behavior credits in prison
The prisons agency tried to obtain the active ingredient in the drug, pentobarbital, in hopes of having a compounded version made
Lawmakers are advancing a proposal to add firing squad, electrocution and gas chamber as execution methods in case a court blocks the use of lethal injection drugs
The judge refused to lift his order delaying Ohio’s executions after declaring the state’s new lethal injection process unconstitutional
Proposal sponsor Rep. Paul Ray said human trafficking is a big problem in Utah, so he wants to hold the leaders of human trafficking rings accountable
Steven Dean Gordon has been sentenced to death for abducting and murdering four women over a six-month span
Lawmakers are considering a plan that would expand capital punishment in the state so that criminals convicted of sex trafficking that leads to death could be executed
Attorneys argued that life without parole is an appropriate alternative for death row inmate Gary Otte, who has matured and made efforts to better himself in prison
The court allowed the execution reprieve for a man who killed a store worker in a robbery that garnered $1.25
The cause of death is pending an autopsy
Mark Christeson’s attorneys have asked SCOTUS to halt the execution, arguing that his trial lawyers were unqualified
Mark Christeson has asked state and federal courts to spare his life
The attorneys said in a court filing that their observations could have an impact on a continuing lawsuit over Ohio’s new three-drug lethal injection process
“Windows On Death Row” offers a look at artistic commentary about capital punishment over the past 50 years
Terry Edwards’ execution is the second this year in Texas and the third nationally
A judge said the first drug couldn’t pass a constitutional bar of causing “substantial risk of serious harm”
Attorneys for Terry Edwards say he didn’t do the 2002 shootings and that he had poor legal help at his trial and in earlier appeals
The process of inserting an IV into Ricky Gray — which neither the public nor Gray’s attorneys witnessed — took more than 30 minutes, which is longer than usual
Ricky Gray, convicted of brutally killing a couple and their young daughters in 2006, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday evening
At issue is whether Ohio has enough drugs for a handful of executions or a supply that could greenlight more than two dozen procedures over the next four years
The governor says Ricky Gray had a “fair and impartial trial” and that he has found no reason to intervene in the matter
More than 11 years later, some hope the execution of Ricky Gray will close a painful chapter of the community’s history
Gov. Jay Inslee and AG Bob Ferguson announced a proposal to abolish the death penalty in Washington state
The inmate whose murder case inspired the movie “Boys Don’t Cry” has joined a fellow inmate in challenging Neb.'s three-judge method for determining death sentences
An expert said problems with past Ohio executions occurred because executioners didn’t properly connect the IVs
Inmate Christopher Wilkins gave no final statement
More than 50 people sent a letter to the governor asking him to support Ricky Gray’s request to have his sentence commuted to life in prison
Attorneys contended Christopher Wilkins had poor legal help at trial and the courts improperly refused to authorize money for a more thorough investigation
A judge weighing whether Ohio’s new execution method is constitutional ordered the state to clear up whether its supply of three lethal injection drugs is enough
Attorneys asked the judge for a delay to enable Ricky Gray to challenge the state’s plan to use lethal injection drugs from a secret compounding pharmacy
If the execution goes ahead, it will be the nation’s first this year