Oklahoma governor says he's not interested in changing from lethal...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : "Oklahoma has executed 11 inmates since resuming lethal injections in October 2021 and has two more currently scheduled for later this year.
45% : OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said Tuesday he is confident in the state´s current lethal injection protocols and has no plans to endorse a switch to nitrogen gas, even as several states are mulling following Alabama´s lead in using nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates.
42% : Stitt said Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, that he is confident in the state's current lethal injection protocols and has no plans to endorse a switch to nitrogen gas, even as several states are mulling following Alabama's lead in using nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates.
41% : Alabama, Mississippi and Oklahoma all have authorized nitrogen hypoxia as an execution method, although Oklahoma's law allows it only if lethal injection is no longer available.
35% : Stitt said he visited the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester in 2020 after the state revamped its lethal injection protocols following a series of problematic executions and he is confident in the way lethal injections are being carried out.

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