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Cruel And Unusual Punishment
cruel and unusual punishment
Feb. 18, 2015
Eric Holder Calls for Temporary Halt on U.S. Executions
While the Supreme Court considers the issue.
By
Margaret Hartmann
cruel and unusual punishment
Jan. 28, 2015
Supreme Court Delays 3 Executions in Oklahoma
As the court weighs the use of the controversial drug midazolam.
By
Margaret Hartmann
Dec. 23, 2014
Executions to Resume in Oklahoma, Despite Questions About Lethal-Injection Drug
Following the botched execution of Clayton Lockett.
By
Margaret Hartmann
cruel and unusual punishment
Dec. 18, 2014
Drug in Botched Oklahoma Execution Felt Like ‘Liquid Fire’
According to doctors.
By
Margaret Hartmann
cruel and unusual punishment
July 24, 2014
Arizona Execution Lasts 2 Hours, Inmate Was Reportedly ‘Gasping and Snorting’
Though state officials insist he was just snoring.
By
Margaret Hartmann
death penalty
June 17, 2014
Two Death-Row Inmates Are Scheduled for Execution This Week
The first since Clayton Lockett’s botched lethal injection.
By
Margaret Hartmann
cruel and unusual punishment
May 8, 2014
Oklahoma Delays Execution for 6 Months After Botched Lethal Injection
Charles Warner was scheduled to be executed hours after Clayton Lockett.
By
Margaret Hartmann
cruel and unusual punishment
May 7, 2014
Panel Calls for One-Drug Lethal Injections
Unlike the three used in last week’s botched execution.
By
Margaret Hartmann
the death penalty
Apr. 30, 2014
The Horrifying Details of Clayton Lockett’s Torturous Execution in Oklahoma
A lethal injection failed last night: “It looked like torture.”
By
Joe Coscarelli
criminal justice
Apr. 29, 2014
Oklahoma Botches One Inmate’s Execution, Postpones Another
After being declared unconscious, he tried to get up.
By
Margaret Hartmann
crimes and misdemeanors
Jan. 28, 2014
Canadian Ecoterrorist Sentenced to Read Malcolm Gladwell in Prison
Judge’s orders.
By
Joe Coscarelli