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.
S.C. has had an unintended 12-year moratorium on the death penalty after its lethal injection drugs expired and pharmacies refused to sell the state more
Micky Ray Cage’s death is under investigation. He had been on death row for about 20 years
After being brought into the death chamber, Darryl Barwick said, “I can’t explain why I did what I did. It’s time to apologize to the family ... I’m sorry”
Other states that impose the death penalty have a lower threshold for proving mental disability, and some don’t set standards at all
Freddie Lee Hall was sentenced to death for killing Karol Hurst, a 21-year-old, pregnant woman who was abducted leaving a grocery store in 1978
The 44-year-old Robert Jones is set to be executed by injection Oct. 23 at the state prison in Florence
Fla. has executed William Happ for 1986 rape and strangulation of a woman he encountered by chance in a convenience store parking lot
Nixon said he had directed the department to change the execution protocol to use a different form of lethal drug
Execution of 71-year-old Edward Harold Schad Jr. came about two hours after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his final appeals
Dept. said that it still has a supply of propofol, but didn’t clarify if there was enough for two upcoming executions
Killed his parents at their Lubbock home 15 years ago during a drug-influenced rampage that also left his 89-year-old grandmother dead
Missouri has enough propofol to carry out it next two executions and one more
Michael Yowell, 43, is set for lethal injection Wednesday in Huntsville
New Ohio prisons department execution rules allowing compounding pharmacies were filed in federal court Friday
Alleging that the state ignored the group’s request to view records about the state’s execution drug
Showed purchase of 8 vials of drug pentobarbital last month from compounding pharmacy in suburban Houston
Says name, address of prison hospital closed 30 years ago was used to obtain some drugs
Fallout could jeopardize the availability of the anesthetic relied on by thousands of U.S. hospitals and clinics
The execution of Arturo Diaz, 37, was carried out after the U.S. Supreme Court refused a last-ditch appeal to block his lethal injection
With Ohio’s supply of pentobarbital expiring, the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has said it expects to announce its new execution method by Oct. 4
Robert Gene Garza, 30, became the 12th condemned inmate executed this year in Texas
Official: “We have not changed our current execution protocol and have no immediate plans to do so”
Jerry Duane Martin is scheduled to be put to death on Dec. 3 for the 2007 slaying of Texas Department of Criminal Justice employee Susan Canfield
William Happ said he has had plenty of time to think about his execution and wants it to go forward as scheduled
He will be formally sentenced at a later date by Marin County Superior Court Judge Andrew Sweet
Execution had already been delayed twice before
He is an outspoken death penalty opponent considering a 2016 presidential run
Without medication, inmate cannot be found competent for execution
Anthony Rozelle Banks was convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 25-year-old Korean national 34 years ago
Sentence was one that Hasan also appeared to seek in a self-proclaimed effort to become a martyr
The state High Court on Wednesday set execution dates of Oct. 23 for Allen Nicklasson and Nov. 20 for Joseph Franklin
The high court did not state in its orders why it decided now to set execution dates
Supply of its current drug is ready to expire