The Oklahoma Death Penalty Review Commission recommended the continuation of a moratorium on the death penalty "until significant reforms are accomplished," Brad Henry, commission co-chairman and former Oklahoma governor, said Tuesday. "The commission is urging that the state step back and take a careful look at the way in which it administers the death penalty to ensure that the state doesn't make mistakes," said Robert Dunham , executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center. Dunham was not a member of the Oklahoma commission. In calling for reforms to the system, Henry said that more resources are needed to make sure the decision to give someone the death penalty is truly fair and impartial. That state's plans to execute eight death row inmates in 11 days using lethal injection have stirred debate over the death penalty.

Source: CNN April 25, 2017 18:34 UTC