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.
Officer Billy Clardy III was 48 years old when he was shot and killed in December 2019 during an undercover drug operation
Three states — Alabama, Oklahoma and Mississippi — have authorized nitrogen hypoxia as an execution method but no state has attempted to use it
Thomas Creech was sentenced to life in prison, but less than 10 years later, he beat another man in custody to death and was sentenced to death
Ends a 10-month hiatus in death sentences imposed by juries in the nation’s most active capital punishment state
A judge’s ruling limits Montana to using one of three drugs in its lethal injections, but none of three is readily available for purchase
The proposed legislation would allow a hearing before trial on an offender’s mental illness and permit a judge to rule out the death penalty if severe mental illness is proven
The case before Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen on Wednesday comes two weeks before the first executions scheduled in Arkansas in nearly a decade
No late appeals were filed for Juan Martin Garcia, who was lethally injected for the September 1998 killing and robbery of Hugo Solano in Houston
Thirty-five-year-old Juan Martin Garcia is to be lethally injected on Tuesday
Washington-based Death Penalty Information Center estimates the state spends $46 million per year for prosecution, mitigation and appeal of death penalty cases
The latest troubles have death penalty opponents looking to the state to explain exactly how such a mistake could be made and even reconsider capital punishment entirely
One of the three drugs used to perform executions in Oklahoma is potassium chloride; it was nearly replaced by potassium acetate
Attorney General Scott Pruitt said Oklahoma needed time to sort out why its Department of Corrections received a shipment of potassium acetate rather than potassium chloride
Said in a news release the state received a drug for his execution it is not authorized to use
Missouri risks executing an innocent man next week, advocates for Kimber Edwards warned Monday, citing a key witness who says his testimony was coerced and the inmate’s contention that his own confession was false
Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s office argued that former inmates who have come forward to support Richard Glossip’s claim of innocence have a checkered past and could only offer questionable testimony
Attorneys for Richard Glossip alleged that prosecutors are trying to intimidate defense witnesses who could raise questions about the credibility of the man who implicated Glossip
A federal judge has canceled a hearing this week on an Oklahoma inmate’s request to stop his upcoming execution
A bill proposing minor changes to Ohio’s death penalty law clarifies that defense attorneys wouldn’t have a page limit on petitions for post-trial challenges or in their appeals if those challenges are denied
Richard Glossip, 52, was just hours away from being executed Wednesday when the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ordered his execution halted until Sept. 30
Argued that a ballot measure to reinstate the punishment is invalid because Gov. Pete Ricketts, who helped bankroll the petition drive, wasn’t listed as a sponsor
Under the protocol, inmate Richard Glossip’s telephone and visitation privileges were terminated at 11 p.m. Tuesday ahead of Wednesday afternoon’s scheduled execution
Richard Eugene Glossip was twice convicted of ordering the killing of Barry Van Treese, who owned the Oklahoma City motel where he worked
Attorneys for John Lotter said in federal court Tuesday that there are unanswered legal questions
A lawmaker from southwestern Illinois is pushing to restore the death penalty in certain cases, including when police officers are killed
Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf’s lawyers defended his use of death row reprieves to achieve a moratorium on executions while prosecutors challenged its constitutionality
Arkansas will resume lethal injections after a 10-year gap starting next month with the first of four double executions
The state’s inability to find drugs has death penalty opponents calling for the end of capital punishment in Ohio
Multiple media outlets report 54-year-old Kevin Daigle of Lake Charles was indicted Thursday on murder charges
Actress Susan Sarandon — an outspoken death penalty opponent — appeared on the “Dr. Phi” show Monday afternoon to discuss Richard Glossip’s case
Roderick Nunley became the sixth inmate put to death in Missouri this year
Jurors convicted Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. on Monday of capital murder and five other charges
