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Lethal Injection Leads to the Most Botched Executions

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The fate of Clayton Derrell Lockett, whose execution was botched on Tuesday night, was hardly unusual. It’s the worst method of execution since the 19th century.

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Last night the state of Oklahoma added to America’s long history of botched executions when it attempted to execute Clayton Derrell Lockett by lethal injection.

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