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 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.
The execution planned for Jan. 25 would be the first attempt to use a new method since lethal injection was introduced in 1982; three states have authorized nitrogen hypoxia as an execution method
Crime victims, prosecutors and other death penalty supporters plan to submit about 585K signatures
The company’s announcement has limited immediate impact
Why require less when sentencing someone to die?
If Jenkins is declared competent, a judge will set a death-penalty hearing
His lawyers say he has suffered multiple strokes over the last year which have lowered his IQ to 72
Missouri has been one of the most prolific states for executions in recent years
There was no indication that states like California purchased the drug, which would have cost about $718K for 18 executions
65-year-old Vernon Madison is scheduled to be executed Thursday
Theaters across the country had extra security for the July 20, 2012, premiere
Sixty-five-year-old Vernon Madison is scheduled to get a lethal injection May 12
The legislation does not specify which prisons should be shut
The air in cell blocks was sometimes thick with dust, the lawsuit says
The Supreme Court still hasn’t decided what should happen to the 389 people already on death row
A death row inmate was put to death after being denied clemency Wednesday
Daniel Anthony Lucas is set to be put to death Wednesday at the state prison by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital
The inmate is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection Wednesday
Corrections departments in death penalty states around the U.S. have had difficulties obtaining execution drugs
The bill proposed lengthening mandatory sentences for convicted murderers
Experts said that the inmate was intellectually disabled and ineligible for a death sentence
The 47-year-inmate pleaded guilty in 1997 to killing his neighbor
Commission would review only new evidence that hadn’t previously been heard by a court for death penalty cases
The state faces a fast-approaching expiration date on the supply of key lethal-injection drug
Courts rejected arguments that inmate was mentally ill and should be exempt from the death penalty
Robert Pruett, who’s scheduled to be executed in 146 days, has a different outlook on the bleak vista
‘I regret that I’m attached to a situation that is so evil, and so vile,’ said photographer
The state board denied request for clemency after holding a hearing a day earlier
The inmate was scheduled to die for beating another man to death in 1994
The fast-track program would require inmates to file petitions in federal court within six months of a final ruling
Adam Ward was given a lethal injection for shooting and killing a code enforcement officer
Adam Ward’s attorneys say he’s delusional and should not be put to death because of his mental illness