Execution halted for fourth of eight men set to die in Arkansas
Inmate Stacey Johnson is shown in this booking photo provided March 25, 2017. Courtesy Arkansas Department of Corrections/Handout via REUTERS/ (Reuters) - A divided Arkansas Supreme Court on Wednesday halted the execution of an inmate who had been scheduled to die on Thursday. The court's 4-3 decision to stop the execution of Stacey Johnson, 47, brought to four the number of inmates to get at least a temporary reprieve amid an effort by the state to put eight inmates to death in a period of 11 days this month. Governor Asa Hutchinson set ...
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