Lethal Injections /tags/lethal-injections Lethal Injections en-US Copyright Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:00:00 GMT Gasping For Air: Autopsies Reveal Troubling Effects Of Lethal Injection /news-partners/npr-news/2020-09-21/gasping-for-air-autopsies-reveal-troubling-effects-of-lethal-injection For decades, states have claimed that lethal injection is quick, peaceful and painless. An NPR investigation — and legal battles across the country — tell a different story. Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:00:00 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2020-09-21/gasping-for-air-autopsies-reveal-troubling-effects-of-lethal-injection Noah Caldwell, Ailsa Chang, Jolie Myers Judge Orders Halt To Federal Executions That Were Set To Resume This Week /news-partners/2020-07-13/judge-orders-halt-to-federal-executions-that-were-set-to-resume-this-week A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has barred the lethal injections that were scheduled to commence on Monday, citing the likelihood of "extreme pain and suffering." A legal conflict is likely. Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:05:18 GMT /news-partners/2020-07-13/judge-orders-halt-to-federal-executions-that-were-set-to-resume-this-week Carrie Johnson Ohio Republicans Push Back On Conservative Effort To End Death Penalty /news/2020-02-21/ohio-republicans-push-back-on-conservative-effort-to-end-death-penalty Some Republicans are pushing back against a group of fellow conservatives who want to repeal the death penalty.Former Gov. Bob Taft, former attorney… Fri, 21 Feb 2020 18:49:36 GMT /news/2020-02-21/ohio-republicans-push-back-on-conservative-effort-to-end-death-penalty Karen Kasler The Future Of Ohio's Death Penalty /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-01-16/the-future-of-ohios-death-penalty The death penalty remains the law of the land in Ohio, but House Speaker Larry Householder says the law could be unenforceable if the state can’t buy the… Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-01-16/the-future-of-ohios-death-penalty Future Of Ohio's Death Penalty Hangs On Legality Of Midazolam /news/2017-06-22/future-of-ohios-death-penalty-hangs-on-legality-of-midazolam In 2014, Dennis McGuire of Montgomery County was executed. The process did not go as planned.Witnesses reported McGuire struggled against his restraints… Thu, 22 Jun 2017 20:55:57 GMT /news/2017-06-22/future-of-ohios-death-penalty-hangs-on-legality-of-midazolam Clare Roth Appeals Court Will Reconsider Ruling Blocking Ohio Executions With Three-Drug Mixture /news/2017-04-26/appeals-court-will-reconsider-ruling-blocking-ohio-executions-with-three-drug-mixture After blocking executions in Ohio almost three weeks ago, a federal appeals court will reconsider that ruling on whether Ohio can use a new method of… Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:29:55 GMT /news/2017-04-26/appeals-court-will-reconsider-ruling-blocking-ohio-executions-with-three-drug-mixture Karen Kasler