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Arkansas plans to execute 8 men over 10 days
(CNN)Eight men are scheduled to be executed by lethal injection in Arkansas in the space of just 10 days, according to Gov. Asa Hutchinson's office.
The state -- which has not put anyone to death for 11 years -- plans to execute the men in pairs between April 17 and April 27.
"This action is necessary to fulfill the requirement of the law," Gov. Hutchinson said in a statement sent to CNN on Thursday. "But it is also important to bring closure to the victims' families who have lived with the court appeals and uncertainty for a very long time."
So many executions in such a short amount of time is "unprecedented" in the United States, a spokesman for a group that monitors US executions said.
The state -- which has not put anyone to death for 11 years -- plans to execute the men in pairs between April 17 and April 27.
"This action is necessary to fulfill the requirement of the law," Gov. Hutchinson said in a statement sent to CNN on Thursday. "But it is also important to bring closure to the victims' families who have lived with the court appeals and uncertainty for a very long time."
So many executions in such a short amount of time is "unprecedented" in the United States, a spokesman for a group that monitors US executions said.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/02/health/arkansas-eight-executions/index.html
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