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| Nebraska's reliance on 3-drug formula makes lethal injections more difficult |
| By kearneyhub.com- Joe Duggan |
| Published: 06/16/2015 |
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LINCOLN — The only prisoner who left death row in the six years since Nebraska made lethal injection its method of execution died of natural causes. Over the same time span, Texas has executed 87 convicted murderers via lethal injection. The Nebraska Legislature’s recent vote to repeal the death penalty has touched off a scramble to do what couldn’t be done over the past half-dozen years. While petition circulators collect signatures with the goal of reinstating capital punishment, the state’s top elected officials try to replace expired death drugs so they can execute the 10 men on death row. Regardless of how the political drama unfolds, a question remains as to why a lethal injection execution has proved so difficult in Nebraska while Texas averages more than one a month. To find the answer, start with the drugs. Read More. |
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