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.
Jemaine Cannon, 51, is set to become Oklahoma’s second executed death row inmate on July 20 at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester
Anthony Sanchez is scheduled to be executed in September for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student
On July 1, death by firing squad will become an approved back-up method of execution in Idaho
Donald Newbury is set for execution for the shooting death of a police officer during a robbery
Adult children of executed inmate Dennis McGuire asked a federal judge Monday to dismiss the lawsuit
No one has been put to death since 2006 and no executions are scheduled
No inmate will be put to death in Ohio in 2015
Attorney General Scott Pruitt said Thursday he will push to resume executions if alternative drugs can be found
Robert Ladd, 57, received a lethal injection after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected arguments he was mentally impaired and ineligible for the death penalty
State cannot perform executions using a specific drug while justices consider challenge over whether sedative ensures prisoners won’t suffer
Attorneys for Robert Ladd argued that he’s ineligible for the death penalty because he is mentally disabled
Warren Lee Hill was put to death by an injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson
Attorneys said the court didn’t immediately explain its decision
“It is important that we act in order to best serve the interests of the victims of these horrific crimes and the state’s obligation to ensure justice in each and every case”
State said in a filing that nothing in the law violates prisoners’ First Amendment rights
Arnold Prieto became the first inmate to receive a lethal injection this year in Texas
Supporters of new law have said that shielding names of companies that provide lethal injection drugs is necessary to protect drugmakers from harassment
Johnny Shane Kormondy was pronounced dead at 8:16 p.m. Thursday
Andrew Howard Brannan, 66, was pronounced dead at 8:33 p.m. Tuesday
Pornographic magazine publisher Larry Flynt is persevering in his legal fight to publicize details about Missouri’s execution methods
Attorneys for Charles Warner, Richard Eugene Glossip, John Marion Grant and Benjamin Robert Cole have also requested stays of their scheduled executions, pending the appeal
Federal appeals court on Monday denied a request by four Oklahoma death row inmates for a stay of execution
The state prisons agency also said it will again allow the use of an anesthetic that it used from 1999 through 2011
Department of Corrections Director Robert Patton said that the prison staff has worked “very hard” to prepare
The state has 40 vials of midazolam
Said agency failed to comply with public record request on state’s procedure for carrying out executions
Andrew Brannan is to be executed Tuesday for the 1998 slaying of Laurens County sheriff’s deputy Kyle Dinkheller
Same problem apparently found in new Stockton complex
Paul Ciancia acted intentionally in the killing of an airport screening officer and terrorized passengers and colleagues of the fallen man, prosecutors said
Commissioner Brian Owens has scheduled the execution of Andrew Howard Brannan for Jan. 13 at 7 p.m.
General Assembly abolished the death penalty in the state two years ago
Prolonged executions and problems states have had securing lethal injection drugs have led them to explore new, old and more efficient ways of killing
Claimed law violates free speech rights by concealing identities of those to whom they would like to direct their messages about death penalty
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