Denial of Clemency to Death-Row Inmate Disappoints Oklahoma Archbishop
Archbishop Paul Coakley spoke about the decision Sept. 28.
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Texas Bishops Welcome Stay of Execution for Woman on Death Row
A state court halted the execution of Melissa Lucio over claims she was wrongfully convicted for the death of her child.
US Supreme Court Hears Case of Inmate Requesting Pastor at Execution
Ramirez seeks to have Pastor Dana Moore of Second Baptist Church in Corpus Christi present with him as he receives lethal injection, and laying hands on him as he is dying.
Supreme Court Halts Execution of Inmate Who Requested Prayer at His Death
The court agreed to hear the case of John Henry Ramirez, who was scheduled to be executed, in its upcoming docket this fall.
Supreme Court Rules Favorably Toward Inmate Requesting Priest at Execution
Last summer, the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops had called the state’s denial of a chaplain for Gutierrez “an egregious rejection of the possibility of forgiveness and redemption while the state commits the violence of an execution.”
Amid Scheduled Executions, Bills Introduced to End Federal Use of Death Penalty
The effort comes after Rep. Adriano Espillat, D-N.Y., a Dominican-American and Catholic, introduced H.R. 97 Jan. 4, “To abolish the death penalty under Federal law.”
Second Federal Inmate Executed After Supreme Court Decision
Purkey is the second federal prisoner to be executed this week, following the execution of Daniel Lewis Lee on Tuesday.
St. Augustine Bishop Estevez Calls for an End to Florida Death Penalty
Bishop Estevez notes that no death row inmate in Florida has been granted clemency since 1983, and with 350 death row inmates, Florida has the largest active death row in the United States.
Catholics Protest Missouri Execution of Death Row Prisoner
The Missouri Catholic Conference noted the morning of May 19 that Barton had already spent 26 years on death row, and is now confined to a wheelchair and has a severe neurological disorder due to a traumatic brain injury.
Conn. Ruling Against Death Penalty Draws Mixed Reaction
Capital-punishment opponents praised the decision, but critics accuse the state’s Supreme Court of judicial activism and Gov. Dannel Malloy of political duplicity.
