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.
According to the protocol “Nitrogen gas will be administered for 15 minutes, or five minutes following a flatline indication on the EKG, whichever is longer”
At the time of the 2019 killings, Michael Cummins was close to being arrested for probation violations
Judge: Inmate’s constitutional rights against cruel and unusual punishment may have been violated after officials repeatedly scheduled his execution
Head of Oklahoma’s prison system says little is known about a proposed new method of nitrogen gas execution
Walter Timothy Storey was put to death early Wednesday for killing 36-year-old special education teacher Jill Frey
Senate Judiciary Committee voted 9-0 Tuesday to authorize “nitrogen hypoxia”
Walter Timothy Storey is scheduled to die at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday
Bill scheduled for a hearing in a House committee would make death by “nitrogen hypoxia” a backup method of execution
State still has a 24-hour time limit, but the clock will begin at 6 p.m.
Lester Bower Jr., 67, among the longest-serving Texas death row inmates, had been scheduled for lethal injection Tuesday
Donald Newbury, 52, became the third member of the group known as the “Texas 7" executed for the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Aubrey Hawkins
Donald Newbury is set to die for the slaying of a suburban Dallas police officer while he and six other escaped prisoners who became known as the “Texas 7" were on the run
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
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