Sentence examples for state execution from inspiring English sources

These problems are all reminders of why it is folly to pretend that state execution can ever be made humane.

Republicans made comparisons to genocide and state execution; Democrats told stories of complicated pregnancies that endangered women's lives.

There are bills before Congress intended to reduce the possibility that innocent men and women die in state execution chambers.

The death penalty on Thursday would be the first state execution since 2013 due to a shortage of drugs and ongoing litigation.

The firing squad as a form of state execution has only rarely been used in the US since the end of the Civil War.

Gov. Phil Bredesen has ordered a review of state execution procedures and delayed four executions planned in the next 90 days.

While it's largely fallen out of fashion, Iran still employs this method for state executions.

The governors of Illinois and Maryland have ordered moratoriums on state executions for similar reasons.

Most modern nations, and 15 states in this country, have rightly abandoned the barbarism of state executions.

A recent government survey showed that 86 percent of respondents are in favor of state executions for the worst crimes.

Churches and synagogues are holding vigils, and the Catholic archbishop of Hartford is distributing petitions to end state executions.