Jurist

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin [official website] announced [press release] a series of new protocols Thursday that are expected to take effect for state executions. Here announcement followed a report [text, PDF] issued by the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety [official website] on Thursday detailing the findings of the prolonged execution of Clayton Lockett last April. Lockett's execution took approximately 43 minutes and witness accounts state the prisoner showed signs of intense pain. The botched procedure resulted in a suspension