UPDATED: Oklahoma resumes lethal injections that ‘burn men alive’ this week – seven men may die before they can appeal
The New York Times, October 28, 2021: After Supreme Court Lifts Stay, Oklahoma Executes Inmate
“The Supreme Court on Thursday lifted a stay of execution that a federal appeals court had granted to two Oklahoma death row inmates, clearing the way for the men to be put to death by lethal injection.
One of them, John Marion Grant, who was convicted of murdering a prison cafeteria worker in 1998, was executed on Thursday, a few hours after the Supreme Court ruled.
Like other executions in the state, this one — the first in six years — did not go smoothly, The Associated Press reported. Mr. Grant, who was strapped to a gurney, convulsed and vomited as the first chemical, a sedative, was administered. After several minutes of this, members of the execution team wiped vomit from his face and neck.
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said the execution was carried out in accordance with protocols and ‘without complication.’”
Independent, October 25, 2021: Oklahoma resumes lethal injections that ‘burn men alive’ this week – seven men may die before they can appeal
“Oklahoma inmates have been waging a constitutional challenge against the state’s death penalty since 2014. Now, after a six-year pause, executions are set to resume.”
Additional reading:
Breaking Daily News, October 24, 2021: David Neal Cox Execution Date is Set in Mississippi for November 2021: He Will Be Executed With a Lethal Injection
AL.com, October 22, 2021: Alabama executes Willie B. Smith Thursday evening after Supreme Court says it won’t review case
