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Japanese prisoners sue over same-day executions

January 30, 2022 by George Franco

A friend of SQN at Mt. Osore, a Buddhist pilgrimage destination. The temple is located in the caldera of an active volcano and is believed to be one of the gates to the underworld in Aomori, Japan, the northern most prefecture in the mainland.

Japan’s same-day execution law has prompted two death row prisoners to file a lawsuit, the Insider Sun reports.  The attorney for the men, Yutaca … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: DEATH PENALTY, executions, Japan

Death Penalty Info Center’s 2020 report notes ‘historic lows’ in executions

January 9, 2022 by Steve Drown

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COVID prison deaths exceed recent state-imposed executions in the United States  Gov. Gavin Newsom suspended California’s death penalty in 2019 by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DEATH PENALTY, DEATH ROW, Recently Posted Tagged With: COVID-19, DEATH PENALTY, Death Row, executions

States seeking lethal injection cocktails from black market

May 8, 2018 by John Lam

California Death Penality

Some states have turned to the black market to obtain scarce lethal injection drugs that have caused botched executions, according to www.Reason.com. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: C.J. Ciaramella, Ciaramella, cisatracurium besylate, executions, FDA, fentanyl, Harris Pharma, Midazolam, Reason Magazine

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