Arkansas governor aims to set execution dates before January

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Arkansas governor aims to set execution dates before January

Andrew Demillo, Associated Press

Updated 11:16 am, Wednesday, July 13, 2016

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday that he hopes to set execution dates before January now that the state has a new supply of a lethal injection drug that had expired last month.

The Republican governor said he planned to schedule the executions once an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling upholding the state's execution secrecy law becomes effective and he receives a request from the attorney general. The ruling won't become effective unless justices deny a request for a rehearing by eight death row inmates.

"I certainly would expect to set dates before January, absolutely," Hutchinson, who was in Europe on a trade mission, told reporters by phone. "It's been way too long and painful for the victims and their families, so we would set the dates without any undue delay."

Arkansas has 34 inmates on death row, and hasn't executed anyone since 2005. Hutchinson had set execution dates for the eight inmates last year before they were put on hold by the state Supreme Court during the challenge to the secrecy law.



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[Human101948]

1. They are so pro life!

What a bloodthirsty bastard.

[gopiscrap]

4. No kidding

[PSPS]

2. Asa really wants his christmas orgasm.

[sarisataka]

3. Well if he's worried about the budget

And the cost of replacing the expired drugs he needs to find a new Revenue stream.

He has enough on death row to have his own version of The Hunger Games. Just tell the inmates the last survivor gets a pardon, and put it on Pay-per-view.

Of course the outrage would be immense but, sadly, I could see him setting a PPV record.