VARNER, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas wrapped up an accelerated executions schedule with a lethal injection that left the condemned inmate lurching and convulsing before he died, prompting calls for investigations […]
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US Judge Temporarily Blocks Marcel Williams, the 2nd Monday Arkansas execution
VARNER, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge temporarily blocked Arkansas from executing a second inmate Monday night after attorneys questioned whether the first execution had gone properly. Jack Jones received […]
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Arkansas Prepares for 1st Double Execution in US Since 2000
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two Arkansas killers set to die Monday in the nation’s first double execution in more than 16 years acknowledge they’re guilty but fear the lethal […]
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Arkansas Rush: Why the State Wants to Execute So Quickly
The execution of Ledell Lee in Little Rock, Ark., was the latest in an effort by the state to pursue several executions in the span of a couple of weeks. […]
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Black Man Fails in Effort to Avoid Arkansas Execution
VARNER, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas was able to conduct its first execution in nearly a dozen years despite a flurry of legal challenges that had spared three convicted killers, but […]
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Arkansas Fails in Attempt to Execute 2 Black Men in 1 Day
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas suffered two more legal setbacks Wednesday in its bid to carry out multiple executions this month when the state Supreme Court spared one prisoner […]
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After Barring Rapid Succession Executions, Black Arkansas Judge Participates in Anti-Death Protest
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — After barring Arkansas from executing eight inmates in rapid succession because of a dispute over how it obtained one of its execution drugs, Judge Wendell […]
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Judge Halts Arkansas Plan to Execute 8 Inmates in 11 Days
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge dealt another blow Saturday to Arkansas’ unprecedented plan to execute eight inmates in an 11-day period, saying the men have the right […]
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Arkansas Inmates Make Longshot Bid to Avoid Double Execution
VARNER, Ark. (AP) — Two Arkansas inmates scheduled for back-to-back lethal injections next month asked the parole board Friday to spare their lives, a longshot bid as the state prepares […]
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Arkansas Governor Sets Execution Dates After 10-year gap
Arkansas will resume lethal injections after a 10-year gap starting next month with a double execution, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sept. 9 as he announced execution dates for eight death-row […]