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Arizona DOC Tells Death-Row Inmates They Can Bring Own Execution Drugs
By kjzz.org- Lauren Gilger
Published: 03/01/2017

The last time a death-row inmate was executed in Arizona, it became a national news story. Convicted killer Joseph Wood was given 15 doses of a sedative and a pain killer at his execution, but the cocktail didn’t work right away. It took nearly two hours for him to die.

Since then, executions in Arizona have been on hold until a lawsuit over how the state carries out executions is resolved.

But, Wood’s execution has also brought to light a bigger challenge facing states that carry out the death penalty: finding execution drugs.

The reason Wood was given that particular cocktail is because for years, there has been a shortage of execution drugs, and some pharmaceutical companies are refusing to sell the drugs to states.

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