The problem is the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. So, if a person condemned to die is kept from knowing the source, consistency and content of the drugs that will kill him or her, how can anyone know if it is cruel or unusual? In January, the final words […]
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The University of Central Oklahoma’s American Democracy Project will host a debate over the death penalty, with a banquet to follow. Debaters will cover topics like the Oklahoma Justice Commission’s call for reforms to the criminal justice system, the public’s perceived legitimacy of the reforms and the abolition of the death penalty. The banquet will […]