Kentucky judge rules death penalty protocol unconstitutional

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A judge has ruled Kentucky's death penalty protocol is unconstitutional because it doesn't automatically suspend execution of prisoners with intellectual disabilities.

The Courier Journal reports Franklin County Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd said Tuesday the rules are flawed because they would allow execution of a prisoner with ...

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