Post by pavel on Apr 21, 2016 4:19:26 GMT -6
New Oklahoma law allows prisons to store lethal injection drugs
OKLAHOMA CITY — A bill signed into law Tuesday will allow the Oklahoma Department of Corrections to store lethal injection drugs at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.
Senate Bill 884 was signed by Gov. Mary Fallin on Tuesday, giving the state Corrections Department the authority to obtain federal and state licenses to store controlled drugs. Currently, only physicians and hospitals can gain such licenses.
The main purpose of the law, said co-author Rep. Doug Cox, R-Grove, is to make sure controlled drugs are stored and kept properly in the prison system.
“There are a lot of psych prisoners that are on controlled substances, and some that come back from the hospital with prescriptions for them,” Cox said.
Read more: swtimes.com/legislature/new-oklahoma-law-allows-prisons-store-lethal-injection-drugs
OKLAHOMA CITY — A bill signed into law Tuesday will allow the Oklahoma Department of Corrections to store lethal injection drugs at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.
Senate Bill 884 was signed by Gov. Mary Fallin on Tuesday, giving the state Corrections Department the authority to obtain federal and state licenses to store controlled drugs. Currently, only physicians and hospitals can gain such licenses.
The main purpose of the law, said co-author Rep. Doug Cox, R-Grove, is to make sure controlled drugs are stored and kept properly in the prison system.
“There are a lot of psych prisoners that are on controlled substances, and some that come back from the hospital with prescriptions for them,” Cox said.
Read more: swtimes.com/legislature/new-oklahoma-law-allows-prisons-store-lethal-injection-drugs