Citing Public’s Right to Know, News Agencies File Suit over Secret Execution Drugs
Citing First Amendment principles, newspapers argue Oklahoma must tell public about origin, ingredients of lethal injection “cocktail”
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Gruesome Ohio Execution Brings Death Penalty Debate Back to Fold
‘Even if execution itself has not (yet) been found a violation of the US Constitution’s ban on ‘cruel’ and unusual punishment, certainly a torturous death using experimental drug combinations is’
Read MoreA Prolonged Stay: The Reasons Behind the Slow Pace of Executions
States that impose the death penalty are short on the drugs used in executions.
Read MoreMaryland votes to end death penalty
the death penalty is not a deterrent, it cannot be administered without racial bias and it costs three times as much as life in prison without parole
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