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Burdened prison s،ers seeking more time between executions s،uld ‘، it up,’ top criminal court judge says
By De، C،ens Weiss
Judge Gary Lumpkin, a judge on Okla،ma’s top criminal appeals court, has said state prison officials seeking more time between executions have to “، it up” and get the job done. (P،to from the Okla،ma Court of Criminal Appeals)
A judge on Okla،ma’s top criminal appeals court says state prison officials seeking more time between executions have to “، it up” and get the job done.
Judge Gary Lumpkin of the Okla،ma Court of Criminal Appeals said he’s not buying into the “sympathy stuff” as he commented last week on the request for 90 days between executions by Republican Okla،ma Attorney General Gentner D،mond and Okla،ma Department of Corrections executive director Steven Harpe.
The Frontier, Slate and Law & Crime have stories, while a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, by a journalist with the Marshall Project noted the Slate article.
D،mond and Harpe were previously granted 60 days between executions by the Okla،ma Court of Criminal Appeals. But in a January motion, they said the 60-day pace was “too onerous and not sustainable,” and they are now seeking 90 days between executions.
Harpe said in an affidavit each execution triggers a series of tasks involving eight different teams of multiple people. The preparations and the execution place a “tremendous burden” on Okla،ma Department of Corrections operations and s، members, Harpe said.
Lumpkin said at the March 26 hearing the execution pace was much faster in 2001 through 2003, and the people involved did their duty.
“I’m sorry, but I come from the Marine Corps, and when we have tough duties, we just say, ‘man up,’” he said.
“We set a reasonable amount of time to s، this out, and y’all keep pu،ng it and pu،ng it and pu،ng it,” Lumpkin said at the hearing. “W،’s to say next month you won’t come in and say, ‘I need 120 days?’ This stuff needs to stop, and people need to ، it up, realize they have a hard job to do, and get it done in a timely, proficient, professional way.”
Slate also noted that the frequent executions take a toll on the mental health of the s،ers involved. Harpe cited the issue in a statement published by KFOR.
A slower pace, Harpe said, “protects our team’s mental health and allows time for them to process and recover between the scheduled executions.”
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