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| Execution by gas gets Arkansas panel flak |
| By nwaonline.com- John Moritz |
| Published: 10/11/2016 |
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An 11-year hiatus in executions in Arkansas led one lawmaker to propose studying the method of gas asphyxiation, but her proposal was criticized Monday over fears that it would only add to the state's legal burden of defending death-penalty laws. A self-described opponent of the death penalty, Rep. Mary Broadaway, D-Paragould, proposed that the House Judiciary Committee commission a study on the "hypoxia" method of death, saying it is the responsibility of the state to determine "the least painful solution" if it wants to conduct executions. There are 34 men on Arkansas' death row. Lethal injection is the method currently mandated in state law, but the state has not executed anyone since 2005, in part because of legal challenges and difficulty obtaining drugs. Read More. |
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