Georgia prepares to resume executions after COVID pause, legal agreement
The execution of 59-year-old convicted murdered Willie James Pye will be the first in Georgia since 2020.
Source: fox5atlanta.com
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The execution of 59-year-old convicted murdered Willie James Pye will be the first in Georgia since 2020.
In April 2021, the state attorney general's office entered into an agreement with attorneys for death row prisoners to suspend executions. | World News
An execution scheduled for next week would be the first in Georgia in more than four years.
An execution scheduled in Georgia would mark the state's first in over four years, ending a hiatus triggered by a pandemic-induced agreement that halted lethal injections.