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In addition, the Department has ordered and obtained new equipment that is now available for future executions. – John Hamm	Found on CNN 1 year ago
With the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation andReentrynow under new leadership, it’s time to address the fact that this is a system that needs better oversight on numerous fronts, arizona has a history of mismanaged executions that have resulted in serious questions and concerns about ADCRR’s execution protocols and lack of transparency. I’m confident that under Director Thornell, ADCRR will take this executive action seriously. – Katie Hobbs	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Since the start of Russia's war on Ukraine, Amnesty International has documented crimes under international law, like summary killings of captives by Russia-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine and extrajudicial executions of Ukrainian civilians by Russian forces. – Marie Struthers	Found on CNN 1 year ago
This horrific assault is yet another apparent example of complete disregard for human life and dignity in Ukraine committed by Russian forces. All those suspected of criminal responsibility must be investigated, since the start of Russia's war on Ukraine, Amnesty International has documented crimes under international law, like summary killings of captives by Russia-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine and extrajudicial executions of Ukrainian civilians by Russian forces. – Marie Struthers	Found on CNN 1 year ago
This horrific news was compounded by the junta's failure to notify the men's families, who learned about the executions through the junta's media reports. – Elaine Pearson	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Skeptics will think this is simply an attempt to delay the execution. But if that were the case, I think you’d be seeing many requests, the history of executions in the United States shows that people don’t make offers of organ donations for the purpose of delaying an execution that will still take place. – Robert Dunham	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
I felt really good and comfortable out there, then near the end had a couple of hiccups, which happens sometimes, i don't think I was too nervous, just a couple of miss-executions. – Michael Thorbjornsen	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
It’s always good news when executions are put on hold, but if the conversation is only about how we kill our prisoners, rather than if the state should have this power, something is very, very wrong, all of this is unnecessary and a costly waste of taxpayer dollars that could be better supporting the needs of all victims of violent crime. – Abraham Bonowitz	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
These include extra-judicial killings, sexual violence, looting of property, mass executions and impeded humanitarian access. – Alice Wairimu Nderitu	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Congress is right : President Biden must go further than just not carrying out executions and should immediately commute all federal death sentences. When the Supreme Court, without any explanation, vacates lower court stays to allow the execution of a woman whose mental illness leaves her with no understanding of why she is being executed, we know the federal death penalty system is broken beyond repair. – Kelley Henry	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The government completed its unprecedented slaughter of 13 human beings tonight by killing Dustin Higgs, a Black man who never killed anyone, on Martin Luther King’s birthday, there was no reason to kill him, particularly during the pandemic and when he, himself, was sick with Covid that he contracted because of these irresponsible, super-spreader executions. – Shawn Nolan	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The fact that we're getting so many reports suggesting that there's been a massive lockdown and crackdown and possible executions, tells me that something significant is up. And it's it doesn't bode well for not only North Korea's economy, but for the ability of many people to get by on a day-to-day basis in North Korea, this is a pretty serious situation for the North Korean leader, and this also may explain the relative quiet that we've seen from North Korea since the North Korea.Evans Revere presidential election. They may very well be inward looking right now and trying to figure out how to get through the next few months. – North Korea.Evans Revere	Found on CNN 3 years ago
No improvement in the protocol will address the fact that midazolam is an inappropriate drug to use in executions, midazolam is not capable of knocking somebody out and keeping them insensate during the period in which other drugs are administered. – Robert Dunham	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The courts have made clear that the government cannot rush executions in order to evade judicial review of the legality and constitutionality of its new execution procedure. – Shawn Nolan	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The courts have made clear that the government cannot rush executions in order to avoid judicial review of the legality and constitutionality of its new execution procedure. – Shawn Nolan	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The number of US states carrying out executions increased from five in 2016 to eight, with Arkansas, Ohio and Virginia resuming executions after a hiatus, four states -- Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri and Nebraska -- as well as United States federal courts, imposed death sentences in 2017, after a hiatus, bringing the number of US states imposing death sentences to 15. – United States	Found on CNN 5 years ago
All of the states that have been carrying out executions have some form of secrecy... the states initially said that this is necessary for them to obtain the drugs because drug manufacturers were being harassed, they claimed, by anti-death penalty advocates. Those allegations have all turned out to be false. But the states have continued to attempt to expand secrecy and the real reason is because the drug manufacturers themselves are opposed to the use of their medicines in executions. – Robert Dunham	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
There is no evidence that the death penalty has any unique deterrent effect, so the Thai authorities' hopes that this move will reduce crime is deeply misguided, the Thai government must immediately halt any plans to carry out further executions. – Katherine Gerson	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I was mentally and physically tortured, they beat me in the basement, and there were so many mock executions – more than twenty times the Taliban put a knife to my neck. I never thought I would make it out alive. – Mohammad Nowroz Haqmal	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
The apparent reason has nothing to do with the heinousness of their crimes, apparently the reason the State decided to proceed with these eight executions is that the 'use by' date of the state's execution drug is about to expire. In my view, that factor, when considered as a determining factor separating those who live from those who die, is close to random. – Stephen Breyer	Found on CNN 7 years ago
While the death penalty is unacceptable in any case, the judicial process should not be cut short for something as trivial as an expiration date when the stakes are so high. in order to fulfill my duty as Governor, which is to carry out these lawful sentences imposed by juries and upheld by the Arkansas Supreme Court, it is necessary to schedule the executions prior to the expiration of that drug. – Asa Hutchinson	Found on CNN 7 years ago
All of the scheduled executions must be halted for good, while the death penalty is unacceptable in any case, the judicial process should not be cut short for something as trivial as an expiration date when the stakes are so high. – James Clark	Found on CNN 7 years ago
The drug menace must stop... Yet the apparent serial summary executions of alleged street drug users or petty drug lords which appear sudden, too contrived and predictable must also stop, the two are not incompatible. – Edre Olalia	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
It has carried out hundreds of executions, put children on death row after grossly unfair trials, and ruthlessly repressed opposition and human rights activists. – Richard Bennett	Found on Reuters 7 years ago

In addition, the Department has ordered and obtained new equipment that is now available for future executions.

– John Hamm

Found on CNN
1 year ago

With the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation andReentrynow under new leadership, it’s time to address the fact that this is a system that needs better oversight on numerous fronts, arizona has a history of mismanaged executions that have resulted in serious questions and concerns about ADCRR’s execution protocols and lack of transparency. I’m confident that under Director Thornell, ADCRR will take this executive action seriously.

– Katie Hobbs

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Since the start of Russia's war on Ukraine, Amnesty International has documented crimes under international law, like summary killings of captives by Russia-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine and extrajudicial executions of Ukrainian civilians by Russian forces.

– Marie Struthers

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This horrific assault is yet another apparent example of complete disregard for human life and dignity in Ukraine committed by Russian forces. All those suspected of criminal responsibility must be investigated, since the start of Russia's war on Ukraine, Amnesty International has documented crimes under international law, like summary killings of captives by Russia-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine and extrajudicial executions of Ukrainian civilians by Russian forces.

– Marie Struthers

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This horrific news was compounded by the junta's failure to notify the men's families, who learned about the executions through the junta's media reports.

– Elaine Pearson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Skeptics will think this is simply an attempt to delay the execution. But if that were the case, I think you’d be seeing many requests, the history of executions in the United States shows that people don’t make offers of organ donations for the purpose of delaying an execution that will still take place.

– Robert Dunham

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I felt really good and comfortable out there, then near the end had a couple of hiccups, which happens sometimes, i don't think I was too nervous, just a couple of miss-executions.

– Michael Thorbjornsen

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

It’s always good news when executions are put on hold, but if the conversation is only about how we kill our prisoners, rather than if the state should have this power, something is very, very wrong, all of this is unnecessary and a costly waste of taxpayer dollars that could be better supporting the needs of all victims of violent crime.

– Abraham Bonowitz

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

These include extra-judicial killings, sexual violence, looting of property, mass executions and impeded humanitarian access.

– Alice Wairimu Nderitu

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Congress is right : President Biden must go further than just not carrying out executions and should immediately commute all federal death sentences. When the Supreme Court, without any explanation, vacates lower court stays to allow the execution of a woman whose mental illness leaves her with no understanding of why she is being executed, we know the federal death penalty system is broken beyond repair.

– Kelley Henry

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The government completed its unprecedented slaughter of 13 human beings tonight by killing Dustin Higgs, a Black man who never killed anyone, on Martin Luther King’s birthday, there was no reason to kill him, particularly during the pandemic and when he, himself, was sick with Covid that he contracted because of these irresponsible, super-spreader executions.

– Shawn Nolan

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The fact that we're getting so many reports suggesting that there's been a massive lockdown and crackdown and possible executions, tells me that something significant is up. And it's it doesn't bode well for not only North Korea's economy, but for the ability of many people to get by on a day-to-day basis in North Korea, this is a pretty serious situation for the North Korean leader, and this also may explain the relative quiet that we've seen from North Korea since the North Korea.Evans Revere presidential election. They may very well be inward looking right now and trying to figure out how to get through the next few months.

– North Korea.Evans Revere

Found on CNN
3 years ago

No improvement in the protocol will address the fact that midazolam is an inappropriate drug to use in executions, midazolam is not capable of knocking somebody out and keeping them insensate during the period in which other drugs are administered.

– Robert Dunham

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The courts have made clear that the government cannot rush executions in order to evade judicial review of the legality and constitutionality of its new execution procedure.

– Shawn Nolan

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The courts have made clear that the government cannot rush executions in order to avoid judicial review of the legality and constitutionality of its new execution procedure.

– Shawn Nolan

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The number of US states carrying out executions increased from five in 2016 to eight, with Arkansas, Ohio and Virginia resuming executions after a hiatus, four states -- Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri and Nebraska -- as well as United States federal courts, imposed death sentences in 2017, after a hiatus, bringing the number of US states imposing death sentences to 15.

– United States

Found on CNN
5 years ago

All of the states that have been carrying out executions have some form of secrecy... the states initially said that this is necessary for them to obtain the drugs because drug manufacturers were being harassed, they claimed, by anti-death penalty advocates. Those allegations have all turned out to be false. But the states have continued to attempt to expand secrecy and the real reason is because the drug manufacturers themselves are opposed to the use of their medicines in executions.

– Robert Dunham

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

There is no evidence that the death penalty has any unique deterrent effect, so the Thai authorities' hopes that this move will reduce crime is deeply misguided, the Thai government must immediately halt any plans to carry out further executions.

– Katherine Gerson

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I was mentally and physically tortured, they beat me in the basement, and there were so many mock executions – more than twenty times the Taliban put a knife to my neck. I never thought I would make it out alive.

– Mohammad Nowroz Haqmal

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The apparent reason has nothing to do with the heinousness of their crimes, apparently the reason the State decided to proceed with these eight executions is that the 'use by' date of the state's execution drug is about to expire. In my view, that factor, when considered as a determining factor separating those who live from those who die, is close to random.

– Stephen Breyer

Found on CNN
7 years ago

While the death penalty is unacceptable in any case, the judicial process should not be cut short for something as trivial as an expiration date when the stakes are so high. in order to fulfill my duty as Governor, which is to carry out these lawful sentences imposed by juries and upheld by the Arkansas Supreme Court, it is necessary to schedule the executions prior to the expiration of that drug.

– Asa Hutchinson

Found on CNN
7 years ago

All of the scheduled executions must be halted for good, while the death penalty is unacceptable in any case, the judicial process should not be cut short for something as trivial as an expiration date when the stakes are so high.

– James Clark

Found on CNN
7 years ago

The drug menace must stop... Yet the apparent serial summary executions of alleged street drug users or petty drug lords which appear sudden, too contrived and predictable must also stop, the two are not incompatible.

– Edre Olalia

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

It has carried out hundreds of executions, put children on death row after grossly unfair trials, and ruthlessly repressed opposition and human rights activists.

– Richard Bennett

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

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