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  A third of US executions botched in 2022 - report
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Last EditedIndyGeorgia  Dec 16, 2022 08:46pm
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AuthorBernd Debusmann Jr
News DateFriday, December 16, 2022 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionMore than a third of executions in the US this year were botched or highly problematic, according to a new report.

The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) said seven of 20 execution attempts were visibly problematic or took an inordinate amount of time.

In one incident, executioners in Alabama took three hours to set an IV line in what was the longest lethal injection in US history.

A total of 18 people were executed in six states throughout the year.

That is one of the lowest figures in recent years. "All the indicators point to the continuing decline in capital punishment," Robert Dunham, executive director of the DPIC, said.
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REC:9399Juan Croniqueur ( -31.8306 points)
Sat, December 17, 2022 04:15:01 AM UTC0:00
Horrendous. My state abolished the death penalty well over a century ago after a horrifically botched hanging. It's time for the rest of the country to follow suit.