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US archbishop says botched execution shows brutality of death penalty

Tuesday, May 6th, 2014

An American archbishop says a botched execution of a prisoner in Oklahoma underscores the brutality of the death penalty. Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City said this after an attempt to execute convicted killer Clayton Lockett by lethal injection on April 29. A combination of three lethal drugs was being used in the state for Read more