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| States Consider Lethal Injection Alternatives |
| By correctionalnews.com |
| Published: 06/12/2014 |
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OKLAHOMA CITY — As the result of the botched lethal injection execution of Oklahoma inmate Clayton Lockett in April 2014, as well as a nationwide shortage of lethal injection drugs, some of the 32 states that practice capital punishment now are examining alternative methods. Lockett apparently experienced a heart attack after receiving the injection, which Oklahoma’s Department of Corrections Director Robert Patton attributed to “vein failure.” The issue was compounded by the fact that officials did not have another dose in the facility. Though the Supreme Court approved the three-drug method used on Lockett in 2008, the court halted another planned execution by lethal injection following Lockett’s death. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has also agreed to a six-month stay of execution for another inmate scheduled to receive the same three-drug method. Read More. |
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