Arkansas’ plan to execute seven prisoners over an 11-day period
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Download12:01 The Death Penalty in Context
DPIC staff members Robert Dunham, Robin Konrad, and Anne Holsinger explain Arkansas’ plan to execute seven prisoners over an 11-day period beginning April 17. They discuss the state’s reasons for the condensed execution schedule, current litigation related to lethal injection drugs, and the risks of this unprecedented rate of executions. Additional background information on the Arkansas’ executions is available here.
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