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| Sanders: SC execution-secrecy bill would set a new low in accountability |
| By thestate.com |
| Published: 04/06/2015 |
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Columbia, SC S. 553 and H.3853 would eliminate transparency and accountability in the government’s exercise of the extraordinary power of taking the life of one of its citizens. They would prevent the public from ever learning what happens in carrying out executions by lethal injection, even when they go wrong. The bills make all aspects of obtaining the drugs for lethal injection a state secret. The confidentiality applies to everything from the names of those involved in carrying out the sentence to the suppliers and manufacturers of the drugs, the type of drugs used and even the cost to the Department of Corrections. Whether one is in favor of or opposes the death penalty, we should be able to agree that we deserve transparency and accountability if the state takes a life in our name. The bills have been presented as a way to help the Department of Corrections more easily obtain lethal injection drugs; in actuality, this is about government secrecy. Read More. |
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