A Comparison of Executions and Death to Life Commutations in Kentucky, 1901–2019

This study examines the administration of capital punishment in Kentucky. Comparing execution and death to life commutation cases from 1901–2019, we consider the purpose of the commutation process and its utilization considering offender-victim relationships and the severity of the homicide as deter...

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Main Author: Monahan, Ed (Author)
Contributors: Vito, Anthony G. ; Vito, Gennaro F.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: The prison journal
Year: 2021, Volume: 101, Issue: 5, Pages: 591-608
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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