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.
James Phillip Barnes, 61, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m. Thursday at Florida State Prison in Starke
Former homicide investigator Paul Neske, who questioned Johnny Johnson, said Casey’s murder was more “violent and brutal than any case I’ve ever seen”
Before Casey White’s escape last year, he was already essentially serving a life sentence following multiple felony convictions in 2019
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
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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
Federal judge in Oklahoma City says the state’s new lethal injection protocol is constitutional
State planned to move forward with the execution of Charles Frederick Warner on Jan. 15
Problematic executions in Oklahoma, Arizona and other states have highlighted a patchwork approach states are taking with lethal drugs
Dismissed lawsuit filed by media organizations seeking greater access to execution of Oklahoma death row inmates
Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Robert Patton will return to the witness stand Friday
Longtime lawyer said he felt pressured by governor and attorney general’s offices to make sure executions happened
Dropped to their lowest numbers in decades in 2014
Lawyers say the inmates will likely experience pain and suffering from the lethal injection procedure
George Stinney was arrested, convicted of murder in a one-day trial and executed in 1944
The names of companies that provide Ohio with lethal injection drugs would be shielded under a proposal the state House is poised to vote on Wednesday
Hope that behind-the-scenes details of an execution gone awry will prevent a “bloody mess” from ever happening again
Lawsuit alleges that Dr. Mark Dershwitz knew inmate Dennis McGuire would suffer during the January execution
Attorneys pushing for the disclosure said Friday that they don’t expect to get the information anytime soon
Lawmakers on rushed to pass a lethal injection law
The state Board of Pharmacy put the request aside without voting on it
Legislation shields the names of companies that provide lethal injection drugs to Ohio
Measure before the Senate Criminal Justice Committee Wednesday requires a drugmaker to specifically ask for anonymity
Assaulted a former neighbor who played a role in getting him kicked out of a boarding house
Robert Wayne Holsey was executed in Georgia on Tuesday night for the 1997 murder of a sheriff’s deputy
Attorneys: Restricting media prevents public from fair, uncensored look of ‘state exercising most awesome power’