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.
Ward, 53, was put to death by lethal injection, marking the state’s third execution since resuming capital punishment in 2024
Robert Roberson was days from lethal injection before judges cited new scientific concerns and a similar overturned conviction
Blaine Milam was condemned for the December 2008 death of Amora Carson at his trailer in Rusk County in East Texas
Thomas Edwin Loden Jr., who claimed he was “deeply remorseful,” was put to death by lethal injection
With less than a month left in office, Gov. Kate Brown used executive clemency powers to change the death sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole
Scott Eizember is scheduled for lethal injection for the 2003 shotgun killings of an elderly couple
This is the fourth time in 36 years that the death warrant for double murderer Gerald Pizzuto will expire
Alabama agreed to never again use lethal injection as an execution method to put Alan Eugene Miller to death
McEntee’s wife said her husband’s killer acted as “judge, juror and executioner” in taking his life
The state supreme court has denied two stays and the governor announced he would not grant clemency to Kevin Johnson
The order comes after two failed attempts at lethal injections, calling for a “top-to-bottom” review of the process
It’s the second execution since September the state has canceled because of difficulties with establishing an IV line with a deadline looming
Richard Glossip’s request for a new evidentiary hearing that his attorneys suggested would prove his innocence was denied
Tracy Beatty received a lethal injection despite his lawyers’ appeals that he should not be put to death because he had a history of mental illness
Board members rejected Murray Hooper’s claims that he was innocent and that there wasn’t credible evidence to support his convictions
The governor granted another temporary reprieve to death row inmate Richard Glossip, pushing his scheduled execution back until February 2023
The filing argues that the federal government’s refusal to surrender John Hanson usurps the state’s authority
“He needs competent mental healthcare. Surely the prison can find a place to put him where he is not a danger to himself or others,” the inmate’s attorney said
“What a mess the state of Alabama has made by not doing adequate recordkeeping,” said Judge Adalberto Jordan
Benjamin Cole died by lethal injection Thursday morning despite claims from his attorneys that he had been severely mentally ill
Benjamin Cole, sentenced to death for killing his 9-month-old daughter, will receive a lethal injection on Thursday
Smith claimed that Alabama’s lethal injection protocol violated the prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment in the Eighth Amendment
Murray Hooper will die by lethal injection or gas in an execution scheduled for Nov. 16
Attorneys representing Alan Miller say he is “the only living execution survivor in the United States.”
The court’s three liberal justices dissented from the ruling rejecting the appeal from inmate Andre Thomas, who killed his estranged wife and two children in 2004
Judge had previously ruled that two of the state’s three methods for electrocution — the firing squad and the electric chair — are unconstitutional
Alabama DOC attempted to put Alan Eugene Miller to death on Sept 22, but the execution team was unable to connect the IV line
John Ramirez challenged state prison rules that prevented his pastor from touching him and praying aloud during his execution, saying his religious freedom was being violated
The state’s troubles executing inmates have put a national spotlight on Alabama, and the biggest challenge has been finding a vein to start the three-drug lethal injection mixture
Kenneth Eugene Smith is set to die at William C. Holman Correctional Facility on November 17 for the slaying of Elizabeth Dorlene Sennett
McLaughlin, now 48, was convicted of raping and stabbing to death 45-year-old Beverly Guenther on Nov. 20, 2003
Randy Halprin, 45, was among the inmates who escaped from a Texas prison in Dec. 2000, committing numerous robberies and killing Irving police officer Aubrey Hawkins
Attorneys for Benjamin Cole, 57, who killed his 9-month-old daughter, Breanna, in 2002, argued that he is severely mentally ill
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