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Indiana shrouds executions in secrecy, defying long tradition of public oversight

Executions have historically been carried out with at least some public scrutiny, from public hangings in the town square to lethal injections in prisons witnessed by journalists

The Independent UK

Rise in US executions masks deep divide between states on use of death penalty

Some of the 27 states that have the death penalty have not executed anyone in years but others still do – and the divide is rooted in history

The Guardian - US

Executions are on the rise in the U.S., even as public support wanes

Twenty-four executions have been carried out in 2023 — five more than last year, the Death Penalty Information Center says. Meanwhile, 50% of Americans say the death penalty is applied unfairly.

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Florida’s revival of death penalty fuels rise in US executions in 2023

Governor Ron DeSantis scheduled six of the country’s 24 executions this year amid his presidential election bid

The Guardian - US

Amber McLaughlin's Jury Deadlocked—So the Judge Decided She Should Be Executed

Today's scheduled execution is getting attention because she's trans. But the bigger story here is how she was sentenced to die.

Reason

Where does Missouri get the drugs it uses to execute prisoners? The supplier is a secret

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the first time since 2015, Missouri has returned to executing multiple people on death row per year — two in 2022 and two scheduled so far for 2023 — but details about the process remain shrouded in secrecy.

Tribune News Service

2022 Was a Year of Bad, Botched Death Row Executions

Fortunately, government kills fewer prisoners each year.

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US ‘botched’ executions reach all-time high, report finds

Seven of 20 attempted executions in 2022 were ‘visibly problematic’, research group says, but practice is in decline.

Al Jazeera

2022 'year of botched executions' in US: report

Washington (AFP) - One-third of the executions by lethal injection in the United States this year were "botched," a capital punishment watchdog group said Friday.

AFP

‘Surreal spectacle’: US botched 35% of execution attempts this year

Annual review reveals that 35% of the 20 execution attempts carried out this year were visibly problematic

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