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.
“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”
The AG said there will be more nitrogen executions in Alabama, stating his regret was that it took so long for the 1996 sentence to be carried out
Kenneth Eugene Smith was pronounced dead at 8:25 p.m. at William C. Holman Correctional Facility after breathing pure nitrogen gas through a face mask, marking the first time that a new execution method has been used in the U.S.
A reporter suing over Missouri’s refusal to allow him to witness an execution isn’t constitutionally guaranteed a right to see someone put to death, the state argued
Ohio is moving its death row for the third time in little over a decade because of the growing number of aging inmates serving death sentences
Judge Michael Greenlick ruled Michael Davis has an “intellectual disability” and shouldn’t be executed for his crimes
The court said it found several errors, but none warranted vacating Gary Kleypas’ capital murder conviction or death sentence
Gregory Paul Lawler fatally shot Atlanta Officer John Sowa and critically injured Officer Patricia Cocciolone during a 1997 house call
Ariz. said it was eliminating its use of midazolam after its supply expired and another supplier couldn’t be found.
The parole board denied Gregory Paul Lawler clemency after lawyers argued that an autism diagnosis helps explain why he acted the way he did during a police encounter
Gregory Paul Lawler’s lawyers asked the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to halt his execution to consider the autism diagnosis and its effects
The court struck down a newly enacted law allowing a defendant to be sentenced to death as long as 10 out of 12 jurors recommend it
The court ruled the supplier of the drugs can be kept secret, reversing its own earlier ruling that the supplier must be revealed
The key difference between the original execution protocol comes with the first drug the state plans to use, midazolam, which has been challenged in court as unreliable
California, Nebraska, and Oklahoma are voting in November on whether to repeal, reinstate, or reform capital punishment
Barney Fuller Jr. has asked that all his appeals be dropped to expedite his death sentence
Gov. Susana Martinez is pushing to revive the death penalty in response to recent killings of two officers and the sexual assault and killing of a 10-year-old girl
The Supreme Court refused to review the death penalty case of serial killer John E. Robinson Sr., meaning his capital murder conviction and sentence will stand for now
Death row inmates Ivan Teleguz and Ricky Gray plan to ask Gov. Terry McAuliffe to halt their executions after the court declined to hear their appeals
The death penalty legislation would reinstate capital punishment for killers of correctional officers, police officers and children under 18
The cost for the state to obtain lethal injection drugs has leapt from about $525 per execution to $16.5K, but a spokesman says the price tag is “the cost of enforcing the law”
Thomas Arthur, scheduled to be executed in November, is asking the court to review his claim that Alabama’s lethal injection procedure is inhumane
The second-term Republican governor said that she wants the death penalty as an option for convicted killers of police, children and corrections officers
Alabama is seeking to resume executions after a two-year lull as the state faced a scarcity of lethal injection drugs and litigation
After botched executions and drug mix-ups, AG Scott Pruitt won’t request any execution dates until five months after the new protocols are approved
Voters face two capital punishment choices on the November ballot: End the death penalty or speed the way for execution
A lawsuit by five Texas death row inmates said the execution drugs should be retested to ensure they will suffer no unusual pain
Mark Alan Norwood, serving a life sentence for the 1986 slaying of Christine Morton, goes to trial on a capital murder charge for the 1988 killing of Debra Baker
Jermaine Wright, once Delaware’s longest serving inmate on death row, pleaded no contest to second-degree murder
Texas’ highest criminal court has become an unlikely source for a lull in executions this year
Mo. must identify any execution drug source to two Miss. death row inmates who have subpoenaed the state for details
Execution drug shortages, errors in death chambers and legal challenges to sentences imposed by judges have contributed to a dramatic decline
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