南卡罗来纳州最高法院将死刑暂停至1月3日。 South Carolina Supreme Court pauses executions until January 3 due to holiday scheduling concerns.

南卡罗来纳州最高法院在代表四名囚犯的律师要求避免在节日期间连续处决的压力之后,至少暂停执行死刑至1月3日。 The South Carolina Supreme Court has paused executions until at least January 3, following requests from lawyers representing four inmates to avoid the strain of consecutive executions during the holidays. 这一决定是在南卡罗来纳州在中断了13年之后于2021年恢复执行死刑之后作出的,部分原因是难以获得致命注射药物。 This decision comes after South Carolina resumed executions in 2021 following a 13-year hiatus, partly due to difficulties in obtaining lethal injection drugs. 自9月以来,已有两名囚犯被处决,法院曾计划每隔五个星期将今后的处决间隔一次。 Two inmates have been executed since September, and the court had planned to space out future executions every five weeks.