After two botched executions in the United States, the debate over capital punishment has been rekindled — but now with a focus on the cost and effectiveness of the method used to carry it out rather than on its moral legitimacy.
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Akron Beacon Journal Editorial: Put death on hold
The state already faces a moratorium on its executions, set by federal Judge Gregory Frost and due to expire in two weeks. State corrections officials examined the troubled execution of Dennis McGuire in January and found that procedures were followed properly. They did propose an increase in the lethal dosage — to the level just […]
Eric Holder ‘Greatly Troubled’ By Spate Of Botched Executions
Holder told Gwen Ifill on PBS NewsHour that he is “greatly troubled” by the series of prolonged executions carried out in the US states of Ohio, Oklahoma and most recently Arizona.