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| Arkansas attorney general asks governor to schedule first executions in a decade |
| By theguardian.com |
| Published: 09/02/2015 |
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Arkansas’ attorney general has asked governor Asa Hutchinson to set execution dates for eight death row inmates in what would be the state’s first executions in a decade. A spokesman for attorney general Leslie Rutledge confirmed Tuesday that the request was made. A spokesman for Hutchinson said the governor did not have an immediate timeline for when he would set the dates. The Arkansas Department of Correction purchased enough of the three-drug combination used in the state’s new execution protocol in late July to perform the executions. A state law passed this year lets the department buy the drugs secretly, as in other states. According to an invoice in which the name of the supplier is blacked out, the department paid $24,226 for the three drugs needed for lethal injections, including the sedative midazolam. Read More. |
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