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| OK Executions May Be Easier |
| By tulsaworld.com |
| Published: 06/02/2010 |
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OKLAHOMA CITY — A bill sent to Gov. Brad Henry's desk would give the Oklahoma Department of Corrections more flexibility in carrying out executions. House Bill 2266 also would put restrictions on whom the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System could represent. Current state law directs the Department of Corrections to use "an ultra-short acting barbiturate in combination with a chemical paralytic agent." The new legislation would strike the language specifying what type of drugs must be used. The new language would give the DOC more flexibility to make changes to the execution protocol if medical procedures change or a court determines a problem exists, attorney general spokesman Charlie Price said Tuesday. Read More. |
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