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.
Michael Zack III, 54, was put to death for killing two women during a 9-day series of crimes in 1996
Sheriff Grady Judd: “I am glad he (Johnson) hasn’t enjoyed a day of freedom since then, but the truth is, he should have been executed by the State a long time ago.”
After a court ruling that the electric chair and lethal injection are cruel and unusual punishments, lawyers say the inmates want to know about the phenobarbital supply and efficacy
One advocate went so far as to call it a blueprint for a fresh attack on the legality of capital punishment itself
Attorneys general in both states asked courts Monday to allow executions to proceed
Cheshire home invasion killer Steven Hayes has lost his latest bid to waive his appeals and proceed to execution.
The Florida Supreme Court today ruled against Dwight T. Eaglin
Kansas hasn’t executed anyone in 50 years, however, and there’s virtually no chance the 74-year-old will be the next
It’s a group, death penalty researchers acknowledge, that has largely been ignored
Any potential execution order for Dylann Storm Roof, 21, would be years away
Gregory Russeau became the nation’s 17th convicted killer to receive a lethal injection this year and the ninth in Texas
Gregory Russeau is scheduled for execution Thursday evening for the May 2001 death of James Syvertson
Nicholas Sheley is already serving life sentences in six slayings in Illinois
A Missouri man who killed his girlfriend and her 2-year-old daughter with a butcher knife was put to death Tuesday
The new group Nebraskans for Public Safety announced Thursday that it will argue for “smart alternatives” to the death penalty
Attorneys for Romell Broom contend that the state would be guilty of unconstitutional double jeopardy if it tries to execute him a second time
A 67-year-old man convicted of killing four men more than three decades ago at a North Texas ranch has been executed
A man awaiting execution for killing a Corpus Christi police officer wants his death to save lives
Lester Bower Jr. faces lethal injection for the October 1983 fatal shootings at an airplane hangar on a ranch near Sherman
Nebraskans for the Death Penalty will gather signatures in their effort to overturn the law passed last week that prevents the state from carrying out executions
Ricketts said Friday that he doesn’t plan to cancel a shipment of lethal injection drugs that the state bought earlier this month
Death penalty supporters are looking to challenge the Nebraska Legislature’s landmark repeal vote
Georgia Department of Corrections has yet to follow through on a promise to tell the federal court the results of tests on lethal injection drugs
Senators in the one-house Legislature voted 30-19 to override Gov. Pete Ricketts
Republican governor has been talking to individual senators to try to keep the death penalty in place
Would make it the first conservative state to do so since 1973 if the measure becomes law
Will allow the prison agency to at least carry out two executions scheduled for June
The announcement comes one day before lawmakers are scheduled to debate a death penalty repeal measure that has gained more support than usual
Derrick Dewayne Charles, 32, became the seventh prisoner put to death this year in the nation’s most active capital punishment state
Derrick Dewayne Charles was a convicted burglar wanted by authorities for ignoring mandatory meetings with his parole officer when he was arrested for killing 3
Identity of Texas’ lethal drug supplier would remain confidential under a measure the Republican-controlled state Senate gave initial approval to Monday
Gov. Markell said Thursday that if a bill to abolish capital punishment reaches his desk, he would sign it.
If the Legislature outlaws capital punishment, Nebraska would become the first conservative state in more than 40 years to abolish the death penalty
