This Third Edition of the State-by-State Risk Index serves as a guide for companies concerned about execution secrecy laws and the implications for commercial enterprises and public health. The Index…
On 21 November, Alabama announced that all executions in the state will be halted pending a top to bottom review of the state’s execution protocol. The Governor directed the Attorney…
In May 2022, Tennessee’s Republican Governor Bill Lee imposed an official moratorium on the death penalty while an independent review of the lethal injection protocol is carried out. This announcement…
In March 2022, state officials in Louisiana said that they are unwilling to use manufactured medicines in lethal injection executions. Corrections Secretary James LeBlanc testified in court that the state…