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Florida and California Suspend Using Lethal Injections

HeadlineDec 19, 2006

In death penalty news, Florida has suspended all executions, and California has temporarily stopped using lethal injections to execute death row prisoners. In California, a federal judge ruled that it was unconstitutional to kill prisoners in a manner that inflicted unacceptable levels of pain. Florida made its decision following the recent botched execution of Angel Diaz. He remained alive for 34 minutes after the execution began. He died only after prison officials gave him a second dose of lethal chemicals. Meanwhile, a new report from the Death Penalty Information Center has found that a total of 53 prisoners have been executed so far this year — it marks the lowest total in a decade.

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