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.
“This pace also protects our team’s mental health and allows time for them to process and recover between the scheduled executions,” the Oklahoma DOC executive director said
Alabama, Mississippi and Oklahoma have OK’d nitrogen hypoxia as an execution method, although Oklahoma’s law allows it only if lethal injection is no longer available
“We do not believe Mr. Creech is worthy of grace or mercy,” the three parole board members said. “This decision was based on the coldblooded nature of David Dale Jensen’s murder and the sheer number of victims that Mr. Creech has created over his lifetime”
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
The bill would bring back lethal injection as a punishment option for convicted killers of COs, police and children
The logs show the state could conceivably carry out dozens of executions with these supplies
Gary Lee Sampson was sentenced to death in 2003 for the carjack killings of multiple men in 2001, but the sentence was overturned in 2011
As he promised earlier in the trial, Roof — who is representing himself — rested his case without calling witnesses or presenting any evidence on his own behalf
The Supreme Court by a 5-2 vote forbid the state from imposing the death penalty in pending prosecutions, only to withdraw the order hours later as “prematurely issued”
Dennis McGuire repeatedly gasped and snorted during the 26 minutes it took him to die using a two-drug combination
Texas filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a federal agency to force it to decide whether an impounded shipment of a drug used for executions should be delivered to the Texas prison system
The drugs that Virginia plans to use in a lethal injection this month were appropriately prepared and tested, an attorney for the state said
A judge has ruled that Roof may represent himself during sentencing proceedings for his crimes