'Bullets are cheap': Indiana lawmakers call for death penalty reforms following botched Tennessee execution
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Hannah Adamson (via WTTV CBS4Indy)
INDIANAPOLIS—The failed execution of Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike has reignited the death penalty conversation among Indiana lawmakers—with several Republicans at odds over whether to eliminate it, or whether to legalize firing squads as an alternative to lethal injections. “Bullets are cheap,” State Rep. Jim Lucas (R-Seymour) said. “The horrible tragedy that we saw [...]