The move could see one of two Canadians facing execution in the United States sent to the death chamber. Try refreshing your browser, or Death by lethal injection gets reprieve in Montana and could lead to execution of Canadian man Back to video The other Canadian on death row in the United States is Robert Bolden, who was born in Newfoundland. Even as the death penalty is falling out of favour, with more states moving to eliminate the practice altogether, several states, including Montana, have sought to find ways to keep executing prisoners. Earlier this year Virginia became the latest — the 23rd state — to abolish the death penalty, and the first former Confederate state to do so. There needs to be a decision one way or the other.” The drugs used to execute prisoners now vary widely across the United States.

Source: National Post April 06, 2021 10:03 UTC