States “Winging It” With Execution Drugs

Thursday, 01 May 2014 | by Pat's Picks

The Washington Post reveals that states are basically experimenting when it comes to the drugs they use for executing prisoners by lethal injection. Pharmaceutical companies in recent years have stopped selling drugs used in executions. So states have been improvising with different drug cocktails, with questionable results. One death penalty expert says it sends the message that carrying out death sentences is more important than resolving important ethical and legal questions.

SOURCE: Washington Post