Post by Logan on Feb 3, 2016 2:54:00 GMT -6
Bill that would stop secrecy of execution drugs hits roadblock
RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia lawmaker is joining a chorus of voices across numerous states pushing officials to reveal the source of drugs used in lethal-injection executions.
But Democratic Sen. Scott Surovell's measure appears to have little chance of passing this year: A subcommittee that examined the measure voted 4-1 against it on Tuesday.
Surovell introduced his bill in response to Virginia's use of pentobarbital from Texas to execute convicted serial killer Alfredo Prieto in October.
Unlike Virginia, Texas allows officials not to disclose where they got the drugs, so the identity of the compounding pharmacy that supplied the substance used in Prieto's execution remained under wraps, drawing fierce criticism from defense attorneys and anti-death-penalty activists.
Read more: www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2016/02/bill_that_would_stop_secrecy_o.html
RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia lawmaker is joining a chorus of voices across numerous states pushing officials to reveal the source of drugs used in lethal-injection executions.
But Democratic Sen. Scott Surovell's measure appears to have little chance of passing this year: A subcommittee that examined the measure voted 4-1 against it on Tuesday.
Surovell introduced his bill in response to Virginia's use of pentobarbital from Texas to execute convicted serial killer Alfredo Prieto in October.
Unlike Virginia, Texas allows officials not to disclose where they got the drugs, so the identity of the compounding pharmacy that supplied the substance used in Prieto's execution remained under wraps, drawing fierce criticism from defense attorneys and anti-death-penalty activists.
Read more: www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2016/02/bill_that_would_stop_secrecy_o.html