Dear 222 News viewers, sponsored by smileband,
Recent Executions Completed
Oscar Franklin Smith – Tennessee (May 22, 2025)
• Method: Lethal injection; pronounced dead at 10:47 am
• Case Summary: Convicted in 1990 for the brutal 1989 murders of his estranged wife and her two teenage sons, Smith maintained his innocence until the end. His final statement highlighted justice system failings: “Someone needs to tell the governor the justice system doesn’t work.”
• Notable First: Tennessee permitted a spiritual adviser in the execution chamber for the first time.
Benjamin Ritchie – Indiana (May 20, 2025)
• Method: Lethal injection; executed just before 12:46 am
• Case Summary: Convicted of killing a police officer in 2000, Ritchie’s execution marked Indiana’s second in 15 years. Witnessed by his attorneys, the process included “violent twitching” early in.
Matthew Johnson – Texas (May 20, 2025)
• Method: Lethal injection; declared dead at 6:53 pm
• Details: Convicted for setting an elderly clerk on fire during an armed robbery in 2012, Johnson expressed remorse and apologized in his final statement.
Other individuals executed earlier this year include:
• Glen Rogers (May 15) – Florida; self-proclaimed serial killer, praised Trump in his final moments
• Jeffrey Hutchinson (May 1) – Florida
• James Dennis Ford (Feb 13) – Florida
In total, 19 men—all male—have been executed in the U.S. so far in 2025: 15 by lethal injection, 2 by nitrogen hypoxia, and 2 by firing squad
Upcoming Cases & Scheduled Executions
• Anthony Wainwright (Florida) – Lethal injection scheduled for June 10; his legal team has filed a U.S. Supreme Court appeal citing Agent Orange exposure before birth
• Thomas Gudinas (Florida) – Execution set for June 24; has asked for a mental illness reevaluation
• Additional pending executions in Alabama, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Mississippi, and others remain on the docket
Competency Debate: Ralph Leroy Menzies – Utah
A significant legal development: an Utah judge recently ruled that Ralph Leroy Menzies, age 67, is competent to be executed despite suffering from dementia—he “consistently and rationally understands” his punishment. He has chosen firing squad, and would be just the sixth person executed by firing squad in the U.S. since 1977
His attorneys are appealing, arguing his dementia makes the execution cruel and inhumane under the Eighth Amendment . A death warrant is expected soon, likely setting the stage for yet another contentious case.
Florida and Texas lead, with other states restarting executions after long pauses (e.g., Louisiana’s first execution since 2010 using nitrogen gas, and South Carolina’s use of firing squad twice this year)
🔍 What to Watch
• Menzies’s competence appeal and potential June execution by firing squad in Utah.
• Wainwright’s SCOTUS petition, which hinges on prenatal environmental damage claims.
• The impact of fatality methods under scrutiny, especially nitrogen hypoxia and firing squad controversies.
Attached is a News article regarding the execution of prison and the danger they impact of communities that need to bring a strong concern to people as a whole.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/11/executions-death-penalty-upcoming
Article written and configured by Christopher Stanley
<!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-XDGJVZXVQ4"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-XDGJVZXVQ4'); </script>
<script src="https://cdn-eu.pagesense.io/js/smilebandltd/45e5a7e3cddc4e92ba91fba8dc
No comments:
Post a Comment