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Supreme Court denies DNA test for Death Row inmate Stacey Johnson

The Arkansas Supreme Court voted 5-2 today against new DNA testing for Death Row inmate Stacey Johnson, facing death for the 1993 slaying of Carol Health in Sevier County.
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UPDATE: Death Row inmate Don Davis attempted suicide Thursday at Varner unit

State Department of Correction officials refuse to talk about an unspecified "incident" yesterday involving Don Davis, a Death Row inmate at the Varner unit for his 1994 capital murder conviction in Benton County. UPDATE: State Police now confirm Davis has been hospitalized following an attempt to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a razorblade.
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Death row inmate dies in solitary cell

Arkansas Department of Correction announced late this evening that Roger Coulter, a death row inmate at Varner Supermax, died in a solitary cell at 6:28p.m. He was 57.

Hutchinson favors clemency for Jason McGehee

Gov. Asa Hutchinson has announced today his intention to grant clemency for Death Row inmate Jason McGehee, as the Parole Board had recommended earlier this year. This would commute his death sentence to life without possibility of parole.
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Arkansas Supreme Court denies rehearing in death penalty challenge, but delays mandate

The Arkansas Supreme Court today refused to rehear the case denying Death Row inmates information about drugs used by the state in the lethal injection process.

Death Row inmates ask to delay executions; cite state secrecy on drugs

As expected, Death Row inmates have asked for a halt to resumption of executions by lethal injection in Arkansas because the state has refused to provide information about the drugs it has obtained for the killing.
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Former Death Row inmate Tim Howard seeks release from prison

The attorney for Tim Howard, the former Death Row inmate sentenced to a reduced term on retrial for two slayings in Little River County, has filed a motion in Jefferson Circuit Court seeking a declaratory judgment that he is eligible either for parole or immediate release because he's served enough of his sentence — counting time off for good behavior — for immediate  release.

UDPATE: Arkansas has purchased lethal injection drugs, including midazolam

Steve Barnes reports for Reuters that the office of Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said yesterday the state now has drugs at the ready for use in lethal injections.
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Death Row inmate dies of natural causes

Joe Dansby, 61, on Arkansas's Death Row for the 1992 slaying of a Nevada County couple, has died of natural causes in a Malvern hospital, the state Correction Department reported.

Supreme Court in reversing mood today

The Arkansas Supreme Court issued its weekly opinions today and reversed all or part of lower court rulings in seven of nine opinions.
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Drug problem halts capital punishment, maybe forever

The National Journal offers a long look at the troubled state of capital punishment in the U.S. thanks to the lack of acceptable drugs for the lethal injection process.

Death Row inmate's legal representation battle in court

Mara Leveritt reports on a hearing today in federal court on Death Row inmate Timothy Howard's effort to change legal representation from the federal public defender's office.
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