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.
In an unusual move for a prosecutor, the Attorney General filed his motion agreeing with defense attorneys that Richard Glossip deserves a stay
Gov. Ron DeSantis also signed a bill to end a unanimous jury requirement in death penalty sentencing
Richard Glossip is scheduled to die by lethal injection on May 18
Clay Putnam, 19, and John McCollister, 30, were placed on paid leave
Billy Slagle died Sunday after he was found in his cell on Ohio’s death row
Prison spokeswoman JoEllen Smith would only say that Slagle used something he was allowed to have in his cell
Official: “We are exploring all options at this time”
Douglas Feldman, 55, received lethal injection for gunning down Robert Everett, 36, of Marshfield, Mo., and Nicholas Valesquez, 62, of Irving
Convicted of the beating and shooting death of an elderly man on Halloween night
Took jury only about 5 hours to reach decision in federal court in the case against Ronell Wilson
Rejected the agency’s argument that it had discretion to allow unapproved drugs into the U.S.
New state law that shields from public view those companies that produce and mix execution drugs may be unconstitutional
Warren Lee Hill had been scheduled to die by lethal injection Friday for the 1990 killing of a fellow inmate
Ohio Parole Board voted 6-4 to turn down a request for clemency for death row inmate Billy Slagle
John Manuel Quintanilla received lethal injection for gunning down 60-year-old Victor Billings at a game room
A lawyer for Warren Lee Hill said the judge planned a hearing Thursday
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty also will examine the death sentences of three other inmates set for execution this year and next
Tia Skinner returned to court because the U.S. Supreme Court has barred automatic no-parole sentences for those younger than 18 who are convicted of first-degree murder
Justice Department decided to again seek ultimate punishment rather than let defendant serve automatic life term
Supervised more executions than any other warden in state history
“We’re just thinking about the justice that was promised to us by the state of Texas”
Kimberly McCarthy, who was put to death for the murder of her 71-year-old neighbor, was also the first woman executed in the U.S. in nearly three years
Brian Darrell Davis, 39, received a lethal injection Tuesday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester
The execution total in Texas is by far the largest in the country
On Wednesday, 52-year-old Kimberly McCarthy will receive a lethal injection for the 1997 murder of Dorothy Booth
Gary Haugen argued that he did not want to live in limbo under an indefinite and impermanent reprieve
James Lewis DeRosa was killed by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, becoming the state’s second inmate executed this year
Paula Cooper’s death sentence at such a young age sparked international protests and a plea for clemency from Pope John Paul II
James Lewis DeRosa was convicted Oct. 19, 2001, of two counts of first-degree murder and was sentenced to death
William Van Poyck was pronounced dead at 7:24 p.m., 23 minutes after the injection process began at Florida State Prison
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals said once it overturned Jerry Hartfield’s murder conviction in 1980 for the killing of a bus station worker four years earlier, there was no longer a death sentence for then-Gov. Mark White to commute
The 44-year-old faces lethal injection Wednesday evening for the 1998 killing of Willie Ryman III, a two-time firefighter of the year
William Van Poyck scheduled to die Wednesday at Florida State Prison for 1987 murder of CO Fred Griffis
