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Number of New Death Sentences in 2015 Lowest in More Than 40 Years
There were only 28 executions this year, the lowest number since 1991, and 49 new death sentences — a 33 percent decline from last year. The dip is partly due to litigation over drugs that are used to carry out lethal injections.
Supreme Court Rules States Can Use Controversial Lethal Injection Drug
The justices Monday ruled 5-4 against three Oklahoma death row inmates who argued that the sedative drug as never meant for that purpose and doesn't work.
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