Newsweek 6/7/22 A federal judge has ruled that Oklahoma’s lethal injection procedures are constitutional after 28 inmates sued claiming that the first drug was not enough to stop them from feeling pain. Oklahoma’s attorney general plans to seek execution dates for the death row inmates. CBS News Miami 6/6/22 As the jury selection
This weekly news roundup includes updates regarding recent incidents of mass violence, mass violence prosecution and case updates, and other developments, information, trainings, and materials related to this subject matter. This content is intended to inform and provide prosecutors with the information and training to more effectively prosecute cases of this type. NBC
The following are updates in the capital case litigation space, including appeals, verdicts, cases where the death penalty will be sought and their circumstances, and other information for review. Tampa Bay Times 5/20/22 Prosecutors have stated that they will seek the death penalty for a man accused of two separate stabbing murders in
For Immediate Release May 5, 2022 Contact: Jean Peters Baker, Jackson County Prosecutor and Co-chair, Addressing Disparities to Reproductive Health Advisory Committee, (816) 881-3555 The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA), through its Addressing Disparities to Reproductive Health Advisory Committee, hereby releases this Statement of Prosecutors on the criminalization of abortion. “As prosecutors, our clients are
Through the MacArthur Foundation’s Safety and Justice Challenge (SJC), the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) are pleased to announce the launch of Collaborative Leadership for Racial Equity, a program for public defenders and prosecutors to engage in the work of advancing racial equity together. This
Date: January 27, 2022 Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should vacate the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama's injunction of the execution of Matthew Reeves. Outcome: Injunction vacated Split: 5-4 (Chief Justice Roberts, and Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh in the majority; Kagan for the dissent, joined by Breyer and
In pursuit of a fulfilling and fair justice system, the IIP has published its new report, “Restorative Justice: A Best Practice Guide for Prosecutors in Smaller Jurisdictions.” This guide is the first of a series to be produced through the IIP’s Beyond Big Cities Initiative. The new report, authored by County Attorney Reese Frederickson (Pine County, MN), IIP Deputy
New Reproductive Health Resource for Prosecutors The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) Announces the launch of its new Reproductive Health Resource for Prosecutors. APA's Addressing Disparities to Reproductive Health Project has developed a platform to provide medically-based information and scientific research in reproductive health. The purpose of this resource is to advance the
APA is pleased to announce the release of our new online resource meant to guide prosecutors in their efforts to minimize unnecessary collateral consequences. The Collateral Consequences resource website, located at https://bit.ly/APACCSite, is the culmination of a project launched by APA with support from the Koch Foundation in 2019 to address issues of unrelated
New Study Finds Staffing Shortages, High Workloads and Low Compensation Among the Nation’s Largest Prosecutors’ Offices WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 22, 2021– Researchers at Lafayette College, in collaboration with the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA), have released a new study reporting findings from a survey of the nation’s largest prosecutors’ offices. Dr. Adam Biener,
