executions

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, nearing the end of his term, reflects on eight years in office

BY: - December 27, 2022

As Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson looks back on his eight years in office, what he’s most proud of might surprise you.  Sure, he takes pride in shepherding through the largest income tax cuts in state history, but that’s not the first thing he mentioned in a wide-ranging interview about his administration. “Whenever you look at […]

Federal appeals court upholds Arkansas’ lethal injection protocol

BY: - August 16, 2022

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of Arkansas’ three-drug cocktail used for lethal injection.  A group of Arkansas death row inmates had sued the state in 2017 to stop a spate of executions scheduled before one of the three drugs used in the lethal injection cocktail expired.  The three-judge panel of the […]