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

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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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Keywords:
racial discrimination
Barnett Scale
Commutation
Capital Punishment
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Summary: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 determined by the Barnett Scale. While a higher score on the Barnett Scale predicted execution, there remained a pattern of racial discrimination between the two decisions.
ISSN:1552-7522
DOI:10.1177/00328855211048185