Summary: Death Penalty

 Instructions: 

Read this article, Alabama pauses executions after a third failed lethal injection attempt, and provide a summary of it. 

Summary

The article discusses the pause in execution dates for the inmates and requests for the review of the capital punishment state of the state because of various associated challenges. Based on the information from the Alabama Governor's office, Ivy (the governor) requested Steve Marshall (the attorney general) to stop motions for requesting dates for execution for two convicts (The Associated Press, 2022). The statement indicated that the governor implored the Department of Corrections to conduct a comprehensive review of the execution process of the State (The Associated Press, 2022). Furthermore, Ivy appealed to Marshal to halt organizing for any execution dates until the review process is complete.

The decision for Ivy to request the review of the state's capital punishment was triggered by the uncompleted execution of one inmate (Kenneth Eugene Smith). According to Ivy, law enforcement and prison officials are not responsible for the problems related to the failure of the state to put inmates to death (The Associated Press, 2022). Instead, criminal hijacking and legal tactics are responsible for these challenges (The Associated Press, 2022). Ivy is interested in a fair process that ensures justice for the victims and their families.

Fortunately, John Hamm (Corrections Commissioner) stated that his department is committed to the review process and that it would be done right. He added that everything had been set for their legal strategy for addressing last-minute appeals, which prepares the department for the activities on the execution day. Since 2017, no State has stopped the execution process except Alabama, which prevented the execution process when Ohio stopped the lethal injection of Alva Campbell because employees failed to find the veins (The Associated Press, 2022).

Robert Dunham (Death Penalty Information Center's CEO) concurred with Ivy's statements. However, he suggested the review should be conducted by an outside body, not the state (The Associated Press, 2022). Dunham believed that the Department of Corrections had a bad history of defending its execution failures. As a result, the department could not conduct a comprehensive and fair review process of capital punishment in the state.

Generally, there are problems associated with capital punishment in the state. As a result, the review process is crucial to ensure all victims get justice. Furthermore, botched executions negatively affect the men on a gurney and their friends and families, prison workers, attorneys, and ministers. Again, this justifies the need for the review process.

The Connection of the Article with the Class

The article focuses on capital punishment (death penalty), a contentious matter in public policy and criminology. For this reason, the article links to class content (criminology) from the perspective of the United States. As a result, some countries have abolished capital punishment. However, the United States is still practicing, but the process is marred with various problems, which deny victims justice and affect people associated with the case. Hence, this calls for a compressive review of the execution of the process of capital punishment in the state.

Question

According to the article, is the review of the execution process necessary? If it is timely, should the Department of Corrections be involved in conducting it or an external organization?

 

Reference

The Associated Press. (2022, November 8). Alabama Pauses Executions after Third Failed Lethal Injection Attempt. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alabama-pauses-executions-third-failed-lethal-injection-attempt-rcna58304

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