A slew of execution dates lately:
- Read here and here about the stay of execution granted to Derrick Sonnier in Texas.
- Read here and here about the botched execution of Curtis Osborne in Georgia.
- Read here about the execution of David Mark Hill in South Carolina.
- Read here and here about Virginia governor Tim Kaine’s decision to commute Percy Levar Walton’s death sentence to life without parole.
- Read here and here about the execution of Karl Chamberlain in Texas.
In Ohio, a judge has ruled that the state’s three-drug cockail causes an unnecessary risk of pain and suffering, in violation of state law. The judge ordered that all future executions be carried out using a single-drug protocol, sure to result in a quick and painless death. You can read the order here.
Also, the 15th annual Fast and Vigil to Abolish the Death Penalty will be taking place in Washington, DC from June 29th through July 2nd. More information is available here.
