Tennessee Justices Let Lethal Injection Ruling Stand
The Tennessee Supreme Court has decided not to hear an appeal by two death row inmates who claim that changes to the state's lethal injection procedure are unconstitutional.
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Declines Adair County Death Row Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up the case of a Kentucky death row inmate awaiting execution for the slaying of three people in Adair County in 1993. The high court on Monday issued its...
View ArticleKentucky Human Rights Commission: End Death Penalty Now
The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights has called on the state to end the use of the death penalty, saying it is often applied unfairly against minorities and the poor. The commissioners, who enforce...
View ArticleKentucky Close to Resuming Executions
At least three death row inmates could be nearing execution as Kentucky moves toward a new lethal injection method, with the governor's office already having requests to set dates for two, and a third...
View ArticlePoll: Capital Punishment Has Strong Support in Kentucky
Two-thirds of Kentuckians support the death penalty as an option for murderers and oppose replacing it with a sentence of life in prison without parole. The Courier-Journal Bluegrass poll of 609...
View ArticleKentucky Could Be on the Verge of Restarting Executions
Kentucky may find out Monday if the state can resume carrying out death sentences. A hearing will be held in Frankfort on the state’s request to lift an order barring executions. Franklin Circuit Judge...
View ArticleTennessee Gov. OKs Allowing Electric Chair For Executions
Tennessee's governor has signed a bill that would allow the state to use the electric chair if lethal injection drugs are unavailable. A spokesman for Republican Gov. Bill Haslam confirmed to The...
View ArticleDebate Over Kentucky Executions Begins Again
Kentucky lawmakers are set to embark on a discussion of whether executions should have a place in Kentucky's criminal justice system and, if so, how should it be carried out. The Joint Legislative...
View ArticleKentucky Latest State to Renew Debate Over Death Penalty
Allen Ault admits to being a murderer. But Ault isn’t behind bars, nor was he tried for his “crimes." He’s currently dean of Criminal Justice Studies at Eastern Kentucky University. But as Ault told an...
View ArticleSupreme Court Agrees To Rule On Constitutionality Of Execution Drug Cocktail
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed today to review Oklahoma's method of execution by lethal injection. The justices agreed to hear the Oklahoma case a week after refusing to halt another execution that used...
View ArticleIn Kentucky, A Conservative Push is Underway To End Capital Punishment
After decades of defending capital punishment, some conservative Republicans are walking away from the death penalty. In Kentucky, lawmakers such as Rep. David Floyd, a Nelson County Republican, now...
View ArticleThe Death Penalty In Kentucky: Stayed And Uncertain
The mention of “death row” conjures images of inmates pacing in their cells, awaiting executions. But in Kentucky, defendants have little reason to fear the needle. Most, if not all, of the state’s...
View ArticleTennessee Inmate Asks for Electrocution After Court Ruling
A Tennessee inmate set to be executed this week is asking the state to die by electric chair over lethal injection, calling the move the "lesser of two evils." Attorney Kelley Henry confirmed Monday...
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