Countdown to 1000th execution in U.S. by lethal injection

It's not something to be proud of.

Next month, we will probably see the 1000th execution in the U.S. by lethal injection.

Here is the current schedule of pending executions over the next few weeks:

June 11: Jack Trawick - Alabama - #997
July 01: Matthew Eric Wrinkles - Indiana - #998
July 09: Michael DeLozier - Oklahoma - #999
July 14: John Fautenberry - Ohio - #1000

If any of the above executions are stayed (knock on wood), there are plenty more pending to get us to the gruesome milestone pretty soon anyway.

I've written many times about the many good reasons to abolish the death penalty in the U.S., and so I won't reiterate them here. But you'll find a good summary of the arguments against the death penalty on website of Amnesty International USA here: www.amnestyusa.org/death-penalty