Four death row inmates are set to be executed in the US this week in what is the busiest month for the death penalty in nearly 15 years View 6 Images Lance Shockley is the first of four death row inmates set for execution this week (Image: Courtesy of Lance Shockley's legal team)
Four death row prisoners are poised to face execution this week in what's emerging as the country's most active month for capital punishment in almost 15 years.
Missouri and Florida are scheduled to carry out executions within hours of each other on Tuesday. Mississippi is due to proceed with another execution on Thursday before Arizona also puts a prisoner to death on Friday.
One execution has already occurred this month with another two planned later in the month. Should all the remaining