After a 13-year hiatus, South Carolina has announced its plans to resume executions. The state’s corrections department recently informed death row inmates that lethal injections would be scheduled, marking the first time since 2006 that such sentences have been carried out in the state.
The decision to restart executions comes after officials struggled to secure the necessary drugs for lethal injections. In the past, pharmaceutical companies have been reluctant to supply drugs used for executions, leading to a shortage that put a pause on the practice.
South Carolina’s Governor, Henry McMaster, signed a bill into law earlier this year that would allow executions to be carried out by electrocution if lethal injection drugs were not available. The state’s Department of Corrections has also been working to update its execution protocols and procedures.
However, critics argue that the use of the electric chair is inhumane and could lead to botched executions. They have raised concerns about the potential for cruel and unusual punishment, and have called for transparency in the state’s execution process.
South Carolina is one of 24 states that allow the use of the electric chair for executions. The state has not executed an inmate since 2011, when a lack of lethal injection drugs forced officials to put a halt to executions.
The decision to restart executions in South Carolina has reignited the debate over the use of the death penalty in the United States. It remains to be seen how the state will proceed with upcoming executions and whether legal challenges will be brought forth in response to the decision.
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