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.
Louisiana’s special session also included bills that included restricting parole eligibility, harsher penalties for some crimes and publicizing some juvenile court records
The jury voted 11-1 in favor of the death penalty after convicting the 24-year-old man in the death of Mobile Police Officer Sean Tuder
South Carolina’s current execution law requires inmates to be sent to the electric chair unless they choose a different method
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
Paul Cianca shot TSA officer Gerardo Hernandez 12 times with a rifle and wounded three others in the 2013 rampage
A reporter whose stories have been critical of Mo.'s death penalty procedures sued the chief, accusing him of wrongly excluding him from being an execution witness
In 2013, the court heard from mental health experts who said Gerald Eldridge had inconsistencies and faked mental health symptoms
Relatives of slain Sisters Margaret Held and Paula Merrill have expressed their opposition to capital punishment
Five legal groups, who are supporting death row inmate Mark Christeson, told the court that he can’t receive an adequate defense with the money allocated
Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes, both recently resentenced to life without parole, were transferred to separate maximum-security facilities in Pa.
John Battaglia received a reprieve on his execution back in April while officials considered an incompetency claim and mental illness evidence
Austin Harrouff will be charged with first-degree murder, meaning he’ll face capital punishment or life without parole
Governor Susana Martinez plans to attempt to reinstate the death penalty in response to recent events including the killing of a police officer
A bill to abolish capital punishment cleared the state Senate by a single vote last year but was defeated in the House earlier this year
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has stopped the schedule execution of inmate Robert Pruett
A serial killer known as the “Grim Sleeper” was sentenced to death Wednesday for the murders of nine women and a teenage girl that went unsolved for years
Louisiana has spent more than 3 years and $1 million in taxpayer money to fight a lawsuit that claims three death row inmates are exposed to dangerous heat levels
The only woman on Pennsylvania’s death row had her sentence thrown out by a judge who cited inadequate representation at her trial
A stay has been issued preventing the state from setting new execution dates as some inmates appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court
Lawyers for eight death row inmates in Arkansas say their challenge of the state’s execution procedures should warrant a U.S. Supreme Court review
Georgia executed its sixth inmate this year, the most in any calendar year in the state since the death penalty was reinstated
State said that it has a new supply of a drug used for lethal injections that had expired last month, potentially clearing the way to resume executions
It’s the most executions carried out by the state in a calendar year since the death penalty was reinstated four decades ago
Attorneys for eight inmates asked Arkansas’ highest court to reconsider its decision upholding a state law that keeps information about lethal injection drugs confidential
In a jailhouse conversation Howard Hawk Willis’ ex-wife recorded Willis saying, “Yeah. I blew their brains out”
