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Alabama’s execution problems are part of a long history of botched lethal injections

  • Written by Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
Alabama’s execution problems are part of a long history of botched lethal injectionsIn some cases, death row inmates have been strapped to the gurney for hours.AP Photo/Sue Ogrock

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a pause in her state’s use of capital punishment. It follows a run of botched lethal injection executions in the state, including two where the procedure had to be abandoned before the inmates succumbed to the...

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