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.
Johnny Johnson was convicted of killing a 6-year-old girl in 2002
“The justice that James Barber managed to avoid for more than two decades has finally been served,” Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said
Jemaine Cannon, 51, stabbed a woman to death with a butcher knife in 1995 after he escaped from a prison work center
A federal appeals court halted the execution of a Texas prisoner whose attorneys say is too delusional to be put to death
Scott Panetti, 56, is set for lethal injection Wednesday
Attorneys believe his case raises questions about legality of executing mentally ill
Michelle Lyons has been with the TDCJ since 2001
Federal judge ordered the delivery earlier this month
Suit is on hold pending investigation into ‘botched’ execution
Four men remain on Maryland’s death row even though Governor Martin O’Malley signed a bill repealing the state’s death penalty last May
Names of companies providing lethal injection drugs to Ohio would be shielded for at least two decades under fast-tracked legislation approved Wednesday
Leon Vincent Taylor, 56, was pronounced dead at 12:22 a.m. at the state prison in Bonne Terre
Would bar companies from entering into contracts prohibiting states from acquiring drugs for executions
Would be the ninth man put to death in Missouri this year and the 11th since November 2013
Difficulty of obtaining drugs for executions has some Ohio legislators talking about alternatives, including the electric chair
A warrant of execution has been issued for Rodney Scott Berget in the killing of Corrections Officer Ron Johnson
Kentucky, which modeled its execution process on Ohio’s, proposed using compounded drugs and of using midazolam and hydromorphone
Chadwick Banks, 43, is scheduled to die at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison in Starke for the 1992 slaying of Melody Cooper
Could result in revocation of death sentences for inmates who were sentenced to die before state abolished capital punishment
This year has seen 31 executions so far, and will likely finish just below 2013’s total
The case against accused cop killer Eric Matthew Frein is a classic death penalty case, but it’s not a “slam dunk”
Scott Panetti, 56, was set for lethal injection in Huntsville on Dec. 3
Lawrence Russell Brewer ordered steaks, an omelet, fried okra, a cheeseburger, three fajitas, one pound of barbecue, a pizza, and ice cream
Mark Christeson still could be executed if the justices decide not to hear his appeal
Miguel Paredes, 32, was convicted along with two other men in the September 2000 slayings of three people with ties to the Mexican Mafia
Cited concerns that his legal counsel was ineffective
Man wasn’t able to appeal his conviction in federal court because his attorneys missed a filing deadline
Mark Christeson is scheduled to die at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday for the killing a southern Missouri woman and her two children in 1998
All three of the state’s scheduled executions have been stayed until 2015
Robert Pruett is sentenced to die for the 1999 slaying of Texas CO Dan Nagle
Attorney General Marty Jackley says he will ask for Rodney Berget’s execution to be conducted the week of May 3-9, 2015
State needs more time to obtain drugs and train staff on new lethal injection protocols
Prison officials have completely rebuilt the death chamber and adjacent viewing rooms
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