Kentucky judge rules death penalty unconstitutional for those under 21
August 11, 2017
A Kentucky Circuit Judge ruled last week that it is unconstitutional to sentence to death a defendant who is under the age of 21. He
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Florida to begin executions again
August 11, 2017
After an 18-month hiatus following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Hurst v. Florida decision, Florida is gearing up to begin executions again. Yesterday, the Florida Supreme
Ohio ends its three-and-a-half-year hiatus with one execution; 26 more scheduled
August 11, 2017
Ohio executed its first inmate in three-and-a-half years late last month, using a new three-drug protocol, including midazolam, rocuronium bromide, and potassium chloride. Forty-five-year-old Ronald
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sends Panetti case back
August 11, 2017
“There is no justification for executing the insane, and no reasoned support for it, as only a glance at the brief of amici—filed by able
In brief: August 2017
August 11, 2017
In Texas, TaiChin Preyor was executed late last month, after his appeal was denied by the U.S. Supreme Court. Preyor, who was convicted of the
Voices: Matt Ruskin
August 11, 2017
“To spend 20 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, and emerge with his humanity and dignity intact … to spend 20 years, day in and day out, fighting for his freedom, it was just so extraordinary. It was totally compelling.”
Florida’s Catholic bishops urge DeSantis to stay Owen’s execution
June 6, 2023
Florida’s Catholic bishops are urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to grant a stay of execution to Duane Owen, and commute his sentence to life without parole,
While we’re on the subject. . .
June 1, 2023
“Tonight, by killing Darryl Barwick, we the People of the State of Florida also killed the belief that redemption matters. That remorse matters. That people,
In brief: May 2023
June 1, 2023
(This post was updated on June 1, 2023.) In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis withdrew a hold on the June 15 death warrant for Duane Owen,
Senate passes CA bill allowing judicial review of old sentences
May 22, 2023
As originally written, California’s SB 94 would have allowed judges to review death and life-without-parole sentences for people imprisoned for at least 20 years. The
CA Supreme Court slows pace on capital appeals
May 15, 2023
There are no death penalty cases on the California Supreme Court’s late-May calendar, the Horvitz & Levy blog At the Lectern notes, and points out
Florida governor signs death penalty bill for rape of a minor
May 15, 2023
Early this month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that would allow a person convicted of the rape of a minor to be sentenced
SCOTUS grants Glossip a stay of execution
May 8, 2023
Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Richard Glossip a stay of execution to give the Court time to review two pending petitions. Glossip was
In brief: April 2023
April 27, 2023
In Texas, a district court judge withdrew the April 26 execution date for Ivan Cantu. CBS Texas reports that the postponement was granted to give
Washington State abolishes its death penalty
April 27, 2023
“It’s official. The death penalty is no longer in state law,” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee tweeted last week after signing SB 5087. In a follow-up
