The southern state of Arkansas, rushing to execute several inmates before a lethal drug expires next week, put to death two inmates late Monday, the first double execution in the United States in 17 years. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said that Jack Jones and Marcel Williams, both sentenced to death in the 1990s, were … Read more
Arkansas is rushing to execute a slew of prisoners this week before its cache of lethal drugs run out, despite intense criticism and legal challenges to the southern US state’s plans. What began as a macabre plan to put eight convicted murderers to death in 11 days — a record, had it been carried out … Read more
A legal battle over the death sentence in the US state of Arkansas has seen skirmishes and retreats, but it’s not over yet. Two death row inmates won reprieves on Monday, but five others still face execution in the coming days. After the US Supreme Court and the Arkansas Supreme Court delivered the stays, Arkansas … Read more