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May 07

Criminal justice experts recommend single drug for executions

By Ellen Rolfes

A bipartisan group of death penalty opponents and proponents can agree on this: when it comes to carrying out a death sentence, states should only use U.S. government-approved single-drug cocktails. That is just one of the several recommended reforms outlined…

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Apr 30

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Botched execution in Oklahoma raises questions about lethal injection process

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Apr 30

Botched execution renews debate over lethal injection procedure

By Margaret Myers

A botched execution of an Oklahoma inmate Tuesday night has renewed attention among opponents of the death penalty on the source of the drugs used to carry out the procedure.

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Apr 16

Texas gubernatorial candidate faces thorny death penalty choice

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

The death penalty is like gun rights in Texas politics: Candidates don't dare get in the way of either. But Republican Greg Abbott, the favorite to succeed Gov. Rick Perry, must soon make a decision as attorney general that could…

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Mar 03

Supreme Court considers state IQ guidelines for executions

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The case being argued Monday at the court centers on how authorities determine who is eligible to be put to death, 12 years after the justices prohibited the execution of the mentally disabled.

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Feb 11

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Washington’s governor: ‘During my term, we will not be executing people’

By Zachary Treu

The death penalty will be suspended in Washington state for at least the next three years, first-term governor Jay Inslee announced Tuesday. “During my term, we will not be executing people,” Inslee said during a news conference. The governor…

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Jan 17

Ohio man’s execution takes 25 minutes, sparking controversy

By News Desk

A 2009 photo shows an execution room at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville. Photo by Getty Images An Ohio man on death row took more than 25 minutes to die in an execution on Thursday…

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Oct 21

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News Wrap: Bay Area transit workers go on strike, causing clogged commute

In our news wrap Monday, 400,000 Bay Area Rapid Transit riders will face clogged commutes this week after more than 2,000 BART employees walked off the job over pay raises and workplace rules. Also, the Supreme Court will hear a…

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Oct 09

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More than 30 years after his conviction, Ariz. death row inmate is executed

Photo by Arizona Department of Corrections Arizona's oldest person on death row, Edward Harold Schad Jr., was executed Wednesday morning in Florence, Ariz., almost 35 years after he was charged with murder.

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Aug 23

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Hasan Found Guilty of Murder, May Face Death Penalty for Fort Hood Shooting

Hasan Found Guilty of Murder, May Face Death Penalty for Fort Hood Shooting…

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