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Mississippi death row inmate sues over execution drug info
By themississippilink.com
Published: 03/19/2014

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Corrections is asking a state judge to rule that information on execution drugs and suppliers is confidential and exempt from the state’s Public Records Act.

The motion came in its response to a lawsuit filed by lawyers for a woman who faces the death penalty for killing her husband. Attorneys for Michelle Byrom say the state is providing no information on whether the drugs are safe and reliable or whether they are tainted, expired, counterfeited or compromised in some way.

The corrections agency said it has provided essentially everything requested except for the drug maker’s identity.

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