50 years after landmark death penalty case, Supreme Court's ruling continues to guide execution debate
- Written by Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
The execution chamber inside Oklahoma State PenitentiaryAP Photo/Sue OgrockiThe state of Oklahoma put James Coddington to death on Aug. 25, 2022, for the 1997 murder of a 73-year-old friend who refused to give him money to buy drugs.
It marks the beginning of a busy period at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary’s execution chamber. Last month,...