Corrections News Reports

Ariz. court approves fifth execution this year - 06/14/2012
Ariz. court approves fifth execution this year Daniel Wayne Cook is seen in near Phoenix this year. He was sentenced to death for killing a 26-year-old immigrant and a 16-year-old boy after police say he tortured and raped them for hours in his apartment. ... Full story
Ohio gov issues condemned inmate 2-week reprieve - 06/08/2012
Ohio gov issues condemned inmate 2-week reprieve Abdul Awkal was convicted in the 1992 slayings of his wife and brother-in-law in Cleveland and was scheduled to be executed Wednesday. Ohio Gov. John Kasich granted a last-minute reprieve so officials ... Full story
2 brothers sentenced to death in separate states - 06/01/2012
2 brothers sentenced to death in separate states

Inmate Rodney Berget is escorted by an official in 2003 in Sioux Falls, S.D. Berget is the second member of is family to be sentenced to death. Killed a CO (AP Photo/courtesy KELO-TV)

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NM man escapes death penalty - 05/23/2012
NM man escapes death penalty Michael Paul Astorga is seen during an interview at a Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, jail in 2006. Last week, jurors failed to reach the unanimous verdict needed to sentence him to die for the 2006 killing of ... Full story
Calif. court OKs serial killer's extradition to NY - 05/14/2012
Calif. court OKs serial killer's extradition to NY

Rodney Alcala delivers his final arguments during his trial in Santa Ana, Calif. in 2010. Alcala Calif.'s highest court has cleared the way for him to be brought to New York to face charges in two ... Full story

Only Canadian on death row in US seeks clemency - 05/08/2012
Only Canadian on death row in US seeks clemency The only Canadian on death row in the U.S. is asking the Montana Parole Board to instead let him live the rest of his life in prison. He was originally sentenced after he shot two cousins in the head with ... Full story
Ohio executes man who fatally stabbed teen in 1985 - 04/18/2012
Ohio executes man who fatally stabbed teen in 1985 Mark Wiles died by lethal injection in Ohio on Wednesday, ending an unofficial moratorium on the death penalty in the state. He was executed for stabbing and killing the teenage son of his employers. (AP ... Full story
Serial killer's letters may have sped up execution - 04/11/2012
Serial killer's letters may have sped up execution Death row inmate David Alan Gore is set to be executed next week in Vero Beach, Fla. He raped and dismembered five women and a teenager, and in prison couldn't stop bragging about it. Execution set for ... Full story
Arpaio responds to ruling critical of pink boxers - 03/30/2012
Arpaio responds to ruling critical of pink boxers An Arizona sheriff known for making prisoners wear pink underwear asked an appeals court Wednesday to reconsider its ruling that criticized jail officers' decision to force the colorful boxer shorts onto ... Full story
Killer of NJ cop gets life in prison - 03/24/2012
Killer of NJ cop gets life in prison Jahmell Crockam sits in court in Toms River, N.J. He was sentenced to prison for life without the possibility of parole on Thursday for the murder of a police officer. (AP Photo)... Full story


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