Sentence examples for problematic executions from inspiring English sources

Anita Trammell, the warden at the state penitentiary where the problematic executions occurred, said in October that she was retiring.

Midazolam is the drug that was involved in three problematic executions last year and is at the center of the case the Supreme Court will hear next month.

These problematic executions have drawn additional attention to the ongoing shortage of lethal injection drugs, which has caused states to scramble to obtain the drugs needed to carry out executions.

Midazolam also was used in problematic executions last year in Arizona and Ohio, however.

Despite another high-profile, problematic execution, the states that carry out the most executions told The Washington Post that they did not plan to change anything.

Wood's death, on 23 July, was the third highly problematic execution in the US this year, following those of Dennis McGuire in Ohio in January and Clayton Lockett in Oklahoma in April, which were also drawn-out and led to accusations that the inmates may have endured a level of distress prohibited by the US constitution's ban on "cruel and unusual punishment".

Racial bias in a tough sentencing environment, botched and problematic execution methods set against a backdrop of constitutionally banned "cruel and unusual punishment," not to mention the men and women who have been wrongfully executed, all point to the fact that a civilized society should work toward dismantling the death penalty.

"Arizona has an unfortunate history of problematic execution practices and executions that raise great concern, but today the state is taking appropriate steps to decrease the risk that prisoners will be tortured to death," said Dale Baich, one of the inmates' attorneys, said in a statement.

During the supervision meetings, the nurses will be invited to reflect on their experiences during execution of the SAM intervention and – in the event of problematic implementation – adjustments and alternative strategies can be discussed.

The anti-Prop 29 forces have already used their massive money haul to blanket California's airwaves with an ad campaign depicting the measure as one with its heart in the right place but problematic in execution.

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