Arkansas Delays Multiple Executions

The Takeaway | Apr 16, 2017

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On Friday, a judge in Arkansas halted the scheduled executions of seven death row inmates. The executions were scheduled to begin today and be carried out over 11 days. The men had been fast-tracked because the state's supply of the controversial drug, midazolam, is set to expire at the end of the month.

Sarah Whites-Koditschek, a reporter for Arkansas Public Media, has been covering the lengthy court proceedings and explains what's next. 

Update April 17, 2017:

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