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Lethal Injection
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Death Penalty
Thomas Knight Execution Using Midazolam Hydrochloride: Will It Take Place? Florida Supreme Court Hearing Set for December 18
By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy
Last month, the Florida Supreme Court (5-2) ordered that the December 3, 2013, execution of Thomas Knight (aka Askari Abdullah Muhammad) - which had been approved by Florida Governor Rick…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Missouri mass murderer gets two last-minute execution stays from two federal judges… UPDATE: stays reversed, execution completed
Main November 20, 2013Missouri mass murderer gets two last-minute execution stays from two federal judges... UPDATE: stays reversed, execution completedAs reported in this new Reuters article, "[t]wo federal judges granted…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Florida Supreme Court delays execution to hear about new drug used in injection protocol
Main November 18, 2013Florida Supreme Court delays execution to hear about new drug used in injection protocolConcerns about new lethal injection drugs has bought at least a few more weeks…
Death Penalty
Florida Executions Continue With Untested Drug Combo as Darius Kimbrough Executed with Midazolam Hydrochloride
By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy
Yesterday at six o’clock in the evening, Darius Kimbrough was executed by the State of Florida Department of Corrections after being sentenced to death in 1994 for the 1991 murder…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Reviewing the continuing challenges for states seeking to continue with lethal injection
Main November 10, 2013Reviewing the continuing challenges for states seeking to continue with lethal injectionThis New York Times piece, headlined "Executions Stall as States Seek Different Drugs," reports on the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“No Drugs, No Executions: The End of the Death Penalty”
Main October 28, 2013"No Drugs, No Executions: The End of the Death Penalty" The title of this post is the headline of this lengthy new article in The National Journal.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Mizzou revamps its lethal injection protocol and drug source for next execution
Main October 22, 2013Mizzou revamps its lethal injection protocol and drug source for next execution As reported in this new Reuters article, Missouri just announced new execution procedures to deal…
Death Penalty
Pentobarbital Shortage: Texas Supplier Asks for His Product Back; Florida Will Use New Drug Midazolam Hydrochloride in October 15 Execution
By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy
We’ve been monitoring how it’s getting harder and harder to execute people in this country by lethal injection because the lethal drugs for the lethal injection just aren’t available to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Lethal uncertainty: Mizzou Gov postpones execution due to novel drug concerns
Main October 13, 2013Lethal uncertainty: Mizzou Gov postpones execution due to novel drug concerns As reported in this AP piece, headlined "Missouri gov. halts 1st US execution by propofol," the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Ohio adopts new execution protocol to get needed drugs from compounding pharmacies
Main October 4, 2013Ohio adopts new execution protocol to get needed drugs from compounding pharmacies As reported in this local article, Ohio has yet another new execution protocol as of…