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| Nebraska Corrections Department recommends striking provision hiding identities of lethal injection suppliers |
| By kearneyhub.com- Joe Duggan |
| Published: 01/27/2017 |
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LINCOLN — Nebraska prison officials have recommended striking a controversial change to the state’s lethal injection procedure that would hide the identities of death drug suppliers. Gov. Pete Ricketts, who wants to return Nebraska’s death penalty to viability, would have to sign off on the recommendation before the confidentiality provision is removed. The proposal is currently under review by the governor’s policy research staff. Several critics of the proposed protocol have said adopting the secrecy provision would be illegal. Among them was Shawn Renner, a lawyer who represents Media of Nebraska. Asked if the Department of Correctional Services recommended dropping the secrecy provision to address constitutional concerns, Taylor Gage, the governor’s spokesman, said Wednesday he will withhold comment while the proposed regulation is under review. Read More. |
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