Capital punishment
Jim and Doug discuss whether or not such a policy targeting “large-scale drug dealers” might become a judicial quagmire
Jim and Doug sit down with author Alex Gerould to discuss how “The Valley of the Shadow of Death” came to be and what lessons it offers for readers
The bill adds the killing of LEOs, COs and probation officers back to the definition of aggravated murder
The governor says the bill is an injustice to the family of a police officer who was killed by a death row inmate in 2006
The move comes less than a month after Gov. Newsom announced a moratorium on executing any inmates
The inmate, claiming religious freedom, won a reprieve from execution for the killing of a police officer
The inmate’s attorneys say he should be spared because he didn’t fatally shoot the Irving, Texas police officer
The man is the sixth member to die in the group of inmates who fatally shot an officer 11 times during a robbery
Leaders are criticizing the decision, saying it’s offensive to loved ones and the justice they deserve
Notable inmates out of more than 700 people on the nation’s largest death row
California’s new governor signed an executive order placing moratorium on executions on the nation’s largest death row
The order will grant temporary reprieves to all 737 condemned inmates on California’s death row
A Texas inmate was executed Thursday evening for the killings that happened nearly 30 years ago
The justices ruled 5-3 on Wednesday in favor of inmate Vernon Madison, who killed a police officer in 1985
The inmate is charged with the deaths of deputies Patrick Rohrer and Theresa King, who were killed while transporting him back to jail after a hearing
Death row inmate Robert Jennings was condemned for the 1988 slaying of Officer Elston Howard during a robbery
Joseph Garcia fatally shot Officer Aubrey Hawkins during a Christmas Eve robbery in 2000
Trump’s attorney general, Jeff Sessions, has so far approved at least a dozen death penalty prosecutions over the past two years
Officer Michael Chesna is one of three Massachusetts LEOs shot and killed in the line of duty within the last 26 months, Auburn Police Chief Andrew Sluckis Jr. said
The three men were convicted earlier this year of murdering Deputy Brian Tephford in 2006
Armando Luis Juarez is charged in the shooting that killed Officer Rogelio Santander and critically injured Officer Crystal Almeida and a loss-prevention officer
Lawrence Strauss said he wouldn’t seek the death penalty against defendants who’ve killed a police officer because, “it’s part of the risk they take”
Brandon McCall, who proclaimed he wanted to go to war with police, is accused of killing Officer David Sherrard
Rep. Shaunna O’Connell said it’s time for the state to send a clear message to anyone who kills a law enforcement officer
Shaun Puente was sentenced to life without parole after a jury deadlocked over a possible death sentence
The memo comes after President Donald Trump called for death sentences for some drug dealers
Michael Schulte, son of the Alabama officer killed by Verrnon Madison, said “this tragedy isn’t finished”
Justices halted the execution of an Alabama inmate whose attorneys argue that dementia has left him unable to remember killing an officer three decades ago
Rahmael Holt was arrested for fatally shooting Officer Brian Shaw after an attempted traffic stop Nov. 17
Officer Floyd East Jr. was shot Oct. 9 at campus police headquarters while booking Hollis Daniels III on a drug possession charge
The decision came about two months after police said Jason Brown shot Lt. Aaron Allan. Brown was dangling upside down in his overturned car when Allan approached
The state Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Rick Scott had the power to reassign cases from State Attorney Aramis Ayala
