eight executions in 10 days
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Ark. Supreme Court Blocks Executions of 2 Inmates Scheduled to Die Monday Night
The fast-tracked Arkansas executions hit another snag Monday when the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled to halt the executions of two men who were scheduled to be put to death Monday night. The state was in a rush to execute eight inmates before the end of the month, when one of the drugs in its lethal…
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Ark. Ready to Execute 8 Men in 10-Day Period as Lethal-Injection Drug Set to Expire
The state of Arkansas is moving quickly to pull off eight executions in 10 days during the month of April as it tries to beat the clock on an expiring supply of a controversial sedative used during the lethal-injection process. The state plans to carry out two executions a day on four days between April…