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| Nebraska proposal could shield lethal injection suppliers |
| By siouxcityjournal.com- Grant Schulte |
| Published: 11/29/2016 |
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LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska officials will try to change the state's death penalty protocol in a way that could allow suppliers of lethal injection drugs to remain hidden from public view, the corrections department announced Monday. The proposal seeks to get around the logistical problems that have prevented the Department of Correctional Services from carrying out executions. The state corrections director would have the power to choose which drugs are used and to withhold any records that identify the department's suppliers. Condemned inmates would have to be told which drugs were chosen at least 60 days before the Nebraska attorney general's office requests an execution warrant. A corrections department spokeswoman said the drugs used would become a public record when inmates are told, although the supplier's identity could remain confidential. Read More. |
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