Entries tagged with “Marcel Williams”
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,Apr 27, 2022
Arkansas Marks Five Years Since End of 2017 Execution Spree
On April 27, 2017, Kenneth Williams convulsed violently as he died on the gurney, the fourth prisoner put to death in an eleven-day execution spree in which Arkansas intended to execute eight men before its supply of execution drugs expired. It has not executed anyone since. Arkansas has now gone five years without an execution, bringing to 39 the number of U.S. states that have either abolished the death penalty or not carried out an execution in five or more years. (Click to enlarge map.)
Issues
Executions Overview
,Dec 08, 2017
Background on Arkansas April 2017 Executions
Eight executions were scheduled in Arkansas from April 17 – 27, 2017. The state scheduled two executions per day on four days during that period. The men scheduled for execution were (top row, from left to right) Bruce Ward, Marcel Williams, Jason McGehee, and Kenneth Williams; (bottom row, from left to right) Stacey Johnson, Ledell Lee, Don Davis, and Jack Jones. The state carried out four executions during this period. Date of Execution (Scheduled) Prisoner Date of Crime Date of Conviction Age…