Entries tagged with “Russell Coleman”
Methods of Execution
,Aug 28, 2025
Kentucky Governor Cites Constitutional Concerns with Execution Protocol and Drug Acquisition Issues in Refusal to Set Execution Date
This week we are featuring some articles from the first part of 2025 that we think are worth another look. We’ll be back with new articles next week. This article originally ran on February 11, 2025. In June 2025, Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman requested that Governor Andy Beshear set an execution date for death row prisoner Ralph Baze. In a late June 2025 reply, Gov. Beshear declined to do so because of an April 2025 Franklin County Circuit Court ruling that…
Methods of Execution
,Jul 15, 2025
Kentucky Governor Cites Constitutional Concerns with Execution Protocol and Drug Acquisition Issues in Refusal to Set Execution Date
In June 2025, Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman requested that Governor Andy Beshear set an execution date for death row prisoner Ralph Baze. In a late June 2025 reply, Gov. Beshear declined to do so because of an April 2025 Franklin County Circuit Court ruling that found part of Kentucky’s execution protocol unconstitutional. Gov. Beshear indicated that several steps must be taken by the Department of Corrections (DOC) to address the issues raised by the court…