“Transparency is essential to accountability, and the court’s ruling affirms that the people of Indiana have a right to know how the state spends taxpayer money to carry out the death penalty,” said Kris Cundiff, an attorney with @rcfp. @uscedp@INAbolition@POGOwatchdog
I'm absolutely gutted with what's happening to The Post -- eliminating the Sports department, shrinking International, cutting our Post Reports pod.
I also can't overstate how jarring it is that the National Breaking News staff was reduced to only *2* reporters. T-W-O.
Been waiting on these records from Arizona prisons for 2 years and they just popped in on Christmas eve to tell me they're still working on them bless their hearts
Our third panel at the University of Richmond Law Review symposium featured Doug Ramseur (@RamLawFirm), @dbaich (@ASUCollegeOfLaw), and Erin Barnhart examining their experiences in capital defense, moderated by Prof. Dave Johnson. @URLawReview
The U.S. has now reached 50 death warrants setting execution dates for 2025. 25 have been carried out and 9 are currently pending. Here is the state-by-state status of those warrants. @WCADP@AssoECPM@amnesty @8thAmendmentPro @DeathPenaltyAct#deathpenalty
ICYMI: Arizona paid at least $120,000 in cash to executioners and it was totally off the books. The state has no tax records for the payments. The Governor and Department of Corrections won't comment.
"A classic instance of letting the fox guard the henhouse." --> Why is a Democratic governor covering for her state’s disastrous execution practices? https://t.co/BdNDYuUNoT @slate @ljstprof #Arizona#deathpenalty@DPA_Arizona@DPInfoCtr
Transparency and fairness in executions cannot be achieved solely through internal reviews. --> @GovernorHobbs fired the judge reviewing the state's execution process. Criminal justice groups say more transparency is needed. https://t.co/rVOghRGhHv
@GovernorHobbs 2023->Independent review of execution process needed to provide transparency into #Arizona’s drug procurement process, protocols, & staffing considerations.
@GovernorHobbs 2024->“We decided to go in a different direction.”https://t.co/4LIM5VsR4Y @azcapmedia