Death penalty foes challenge changes in capital punishment protocol
On Friday, there was a three hour hearing on proposed changes to New Jersey's procedures for carrying out executions.
A year ago, an appellate court imposed a moratorium on carrying out any capital sentences until the Department of Corrections addressed the issues of having a medical team on standby should a stay be granted after a lethal injection has begun.Also, the department was directed to address rules that put limits on media access and barred inmates from making public statements in the 72 hours before an execution.
I think it's a joke thinking that a decision would be overturned after the process of death has begun--and the solution is to have a medical team on standby.
Posted by katherine at 01:22 PM
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please tell me about the changes in capital punishment the past 100 years
Posted by: Ty Manns at October 12, 2006 12:42 PM
