lethal injection
Lawsuit: Priest says first gas execution in US poses threat to religious liberty
By Kathryn Post — December 14, 2023
(RNS) — The Rev. Jeff Hood, spiritual adviser to Kenneth Smith, argued the restrictions imposed during the execution would violate Hood’s right to the free exercise of religion.
Utah poised to revive the firing squad in state executions
By Reuters — March 11, 2015
(Reuters) Utah used firing squads for decades before adopting lethal injections in 2004. A bill to revive it was introduced amid national concerns about the efficacy of lethal injections.
As execution drugs grow short, states scramble on capital punishment
By Gregg Zoroya — March 10, 2014
(RNS) In a nation in which the overwhelming method of execution is via lethal injection, corrections officials are having difficulty getting their hands on the drugs they need.
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