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The Tennessean on the State of Lethal Injection

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Sunday's Tennessean carries an editorial and two OpEds.  The editorial is, "Pursue drug-method appeals and elevate death debate."The drug cocktail is the chief concern of the moment because of the Florida and Ohio cases, which have led opponents to scrutinize procedures in other states. In Tennessee last spring, the governor imposed his own 90-day moratorium on executions because it was found that those who administer the drugs were not properly trained. Similar problems have been documented in other states. But the death penalty itself is facing broader skepticism, because it eliminates any chance of corrective action if an individual is wrongly sentenced to death. DNA evidence has found Tennessee inmate Paul House did not commit the murder for which he has spent years on death row...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on April 28, 2008 (boomark / email).