Franklin execution: a timeline (AUDIO)

Joseph Paul Franklin was to be executed at 12:01 a.m., Nov. 20, 2013. The Department of Corrections has until 11:59 p.m. to carry out the state’s orders, allowing time for any legal descrepancies to be resolved. Here’s a timeline of the last-hours efforts...

ACLU head discusses execution protocol lawsuit

The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri has filed a lawsuit challenging the Missouri Department of Corrections’ new execution protocol for its protections for the providers of execution drugs. When the Department updated its execution protocol this month,...