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Lethal Injection
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Could Oklahoma ruling declaring drug secrecy unconstitutional impact execution plans nationwide?
Main March 28, 2014Could Oklahoma ruling declaring drug secrecy unconstitutional impact execution plans nationwide?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this new Reuters article, headlined "U.S.…
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Could 2014 be a “comeback” year for state executions?
Main March 25, 2014Could 2014 be a "comeback" year for state executions?Because last Saturday my fantasy baseball league had its annual auction, I have spent time recently thinking about which…
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Texas officials get hooked up by special secret (capital) drug dealer
Main March 20, 2014Texas officials get hooked up by special secret (capital) drug dealer As reported in this AP story, headlined "Texas finds new execution drug supply," Texas officials seem…
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Oklahoma court postpones two executions due to drug shortages
Main March 19, 2014Oklahoma court postpones two executions due to drug shortagesAs reported in this AP article, an "Oklahoma court on Tuesday rescheduled a pair of executions set for this…
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Should death penalty abolitionists or proponents be more troubled by “Wild West” response to troubles with execution drugs?
Main March 10, 2014Should death penalty abolitionists or proponents be more troubled by "Wild West" response to troubles with execution drugs?The question in the title of this post is the…
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Mizzou completes fourth execution in last four months
Main February 26, 2014Mizzou completes fourth execution in last four months While multiple states continue to have multiple problems securing the drugs needed for execution or deflecting litigation over execution…
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“Compound Sentence: States keep mum on where lethal injection drugs are made”
Main February 25, 2014"Compound Sentence: States keep mum on where lethal injection drugs are made"The title of this post is the headline of this article in the March 2014 issue…
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Execution news in many states thanks to drug shortages and lethal injection litigation
Main February 18, 2014Execution news in many states thanks to drug shortages and lethal injection litigationI have gotten more than a little fatigued trying to keep track of all the…
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Lethal injection concerns leads Ohio Gov Kasich to postpone next execution for 8 months
Main February 8, 2014Lethal injection concerns leads Ohio Gov Kasich to postpone next execution for 8 months As reported in this local article, "unresolved concerns about the drugs used to…
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Tennessee now has more scheduled execution dates than it has had modern executions
Main February 6, 2014Tennessee now has more scheduled execution dates than it has had modern executionsTennessee has only had six executions in the modern death penalty era, and it has…