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Arkansas poised to conduct first double execution in US in 16 years
Source: Associated Press
Arkansas poised to conduct first double execution in US in 16 years
Associated Press in Little Rock
Monday 24 April 2017 13.19 BST
Two men in Arkansas, who admit their guilt but fear poor health could lead to extreme pain during lethal injections set for Monday evening, could become the first inmates put to death in a double execution in the US in more than 16 years.
Jack Jones and Marcel Williams are set to die in what would be the second and third executions in Arkansas this month. The last state to put more than one inmate to death on the same day was Texas, which executed two people in August 2000.
The inmates have suffered several legal setbacks. A federal judge on Friday rejected their request to stop the executions over their health concerns. Two federal judges ruled against the inmates in separate cases on Sunday.
One denied a stay of execution to Williams, saying that the eighth circuit court of appeals had jurisdiction in the case. Another federal judge denied the inmates’ request for changes to the rules for witnesses to view the executions.
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Associated Press in Little Rock
Monday 24 April 2017 13.19 BST
Two men in Arkansas, who admit their guilt but fear poor health could lead to extreme pain during lethal injections set for Monday evening, could become the first inmates put to death in a double execution in the US in more than 16 years.
Jack Jones and Marcel Williams are set to die in what would be the second and third executions in Arkansas this month. The last state to put more than one inmate to death on the same day was Texas, which executed two people in August 2000.
The inmates have suffered several legal setbacks. A federal judge on Friday rejected their request to stop the executions over their health concerns. Two federal judges ruled against the inmates in separate cases on Sunday.
One denied a stay of execution to Williams, saying that the eighth circuit court of appeals had jurisdiction in the case. Another federal judge denied the inmates’ request for changes to the rules for witnesses to view the executions.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/24/arkansas-executions-jack-jones-marcel-williams
