Post by thinkinkmesa on Oct 24, 2015 14:22:03 GMT -5
Death penalty quandry
Almost a year ago, in the waning days of the last General Assembly, state lawmakers moved a package of law changes aimed at ensuring Ohio could continue to administer the death penalty to inmates receiving capital sentences for heinous crimes.
House Bill 663 called for the names of compounding pharmacies to be shielded from public view, allowing those businesses to mix and provide the lethal injections used in executions without fear of being targeted by death-penalty opponents.
State prison officials earlier adopted protocols allowing the use of compounded drugs, but they couldn’t find any pharmacies willing to provide the product.
Pharmacies had to request anonymity in advance, and their names would be released to the public after a couple of decades.
In January, a little more than a month after the Legislature passed HB 663, Gov. John Kasich postponed all 2015 executions to give the state time to find sources for the lethal-injection drugs.
Ten months later, there still are no lethal-injection supplies to be found.
And in recent days, Kasich postponed a dozen executions, most scheduled for next year.
- See more at: www.vindy.com/news/2015/oct/24/death-penalty-quandry/#sthash.FVR2Zzyq.dpuf
Almost a year ago, in the waning days of the last General Assembly, state lawmakers moved a package of law changes aimed at ensuring Ohio could continue to administer the death penalty to inmates receiving capital sentences for heinous crimes.
House Bill 663 called for the names of compounding pharmacies to be shielded from public view, allowing those businesses to mix and provide the lethal injections used in executions without fear of being targeted by death-penalty opponents.
State prison officials earlier adopted protocols allowing the use of compounded drugs, but they couldn’t find any pharmacies willing to provide the product.
Pharmacies had to request anonymity in advance, and their names would be released to the public after a couple of decades.
In January, a little more than a month after the Legislature passed HB 663, Gov. John Kasich postponed all 2015 executions to give the state time to find sources for the lethal-injection drugs.
Ten months later, there still are no lethal-injection supplies to be found.
And in recent days, Kasich postponed a dozen executions, most scheduled for next year.
- See more at: www.vindy.com/news/2015/oct/24/death-penalty-quandry/#sthash.FVR2Zzyq.dpuf