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 Tisius was 19 years old when he murdered two Randolph County corrections officers during a botched escape attempt in 2000
Bryan Kohberger’s trial has been set for early October. The prosecutor now has 60 days to inform the court whether he will seek the death penalty in the case
When Michael Tisius tried to escape the Randolph County Jail in 2000, he shot and killed corrections officers Jason Acton and Leon Egley
Family alleges cruel and unusual punishment
Edgar Tamayo received a lethal injection Wednesday night for the January 1994 fatal shooting of Officer Guy Gaddis
Edgar Arias Tamayo, 46, was set for lethal injection Wednesday for the January 1994 slaying of Guy Gaddis, 24
Claims say DOC used unlicensed pharmacy to make lethal injection drugs and executed prisoner before appeals ran out
Lethal injection drugs are getting harder to come by
Prison system is improperly storing expired doses of a new lethal injection drug provided by an Okla. pharmacy not licensed to do business in Mo.
Ohio’s latest experience with putting an inmate to death raises new question about the ability of states to carry out executions in constitutional fashion
Dennis McGuire’s attorney Allen Bohnert called the convicted killer’s death “a failed, agonizing experiment”
Ohio officials used intravenous doses of two drugs, the sedative midazolam and the painkiller hydromorphone
A shortage of lethal injection drugs has led Virginia lawmakers to reconsider the electric chair as the default mode for final punishment
New process adopted after supply of previous drug dried up due to manufacturer prohibition on use in lethal injection
Senator: “I consider frankly the gas chamber to be cruel and unusual, so I went with firing squad because they also have it in Utah”
One-drug execution method using the sedative pentobarbital has incited scrutiny
Judge Gregory Frost’s ruling moved Dennis McGuire one step closer to execution
Missouri DOC maintains that the drug maker is part of the execution team and is therefore protected by state privacy laws
AG: “It shouldn’t take decades through the appeals process to get justice for families”
Dennis McGuire was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of an 8-month pregnant woman, Joy Stewart
Daughter: “The system finally has worked. I am at peace knowing I don’t have to wait any longer.”
Askari Abdullah Muhammad, previously known as Thomas Knight, is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday
Johnny Dale Black was convicted of first-degree murder for fatally stabbing Bill Pogue, 54, during a roadside attack
Number of new death sentences was near its lowest level since capital punishment was reinstated in the 1970s
Convicted of first-degree murder in the beating death of a man
Ronald Clinton Lott, 53, was pronounced dead at 6:06 p.m. after receiving a lethal injection
Allen Nicklasson, 41, was pronounced dead at 10:52 p.m. Wednesday at the state prison in Bonne Terre.
Jurors deliberated for nearly four days before deciding they couldn’t agree on the sentence
Convicted of shooting good Samaritan who stopped to help himn and two friends who were stranded on side of a highway in 1994
A man convicted of brutally killing two elderly women more than a quarter-century ago is set to be executed in Oklahoma
Prisoners challenging DOC’s lethal injection protocol as cruel and unusual punishment have been given chance to alter legal argument in wake of policy change
More than 200 correctional officers stood outside the prison Tuesday in support of Susan Canfield’s family
Jerry Martin told relatives of the slain corrections officer that he was sorry
