Post by thinkinkmesa on Mar 10, 2014 20:52:33 GMT -5
States are resorting to elaborate steps to obtain lethal injection drugs, report says
Death penalty states are taking elaborate steps to secure drugs for use in lethal injections, USA Today reports.
Prison officials from one state traveled to another to exchange muscle relaxants for sedatives; prison officials in another state drove to an out-of-state pharmacy with $11,000 in cash to buy execution drugs; and prison officials in a third state have explored the possibility of obtaining sedatives from a veterinary school, the story says.
More;
www.abajournal.com/news/article/states_taking_elaborate_steps_to_secure_lethal_injection_drugs_report_says/
Death penalty states are taking elaborate steps to secure drugs for use in lethal injections, USA Today reports.
Prison officials from one state traveled to another to exchange muscle relaxants for sedatives; prison officials in another state drove to an out-of-state pharmacy with $11,000 in cash to buy execution drugs; and prison officials in a third state have explored the possibility of obtaining sedatives from a veterinary school, the story says.
More;
www.abajournal.com/news/article/states_taking_elaborate_steps_to_secure_lethal_injection_drugs_report_says/