Post by Logan on Jan 3, 2017 1:01:16 GMT -6
LITTLE ROCK—An Arkansas prison system spokesman said Friday the state doesn't have a replacement for a lethal injection drug that's set to expire on New Year's Day, the latest obstacle in the state's effort to resume executions after more than 11 years.
Department of Correction Spokesman Solomon Graves confirmed that the state's supply of potassium chloride—one of three drugs used in lethal injections—expires on Sunday. Graves declined to say whether officials are in the process of finding a replacement.
"Our current supply remains unchanged," Graves said.
Arkansas hasn't put an inmate to death since 2005, and executions are on hold while the U.S. Supreme Court considers a request to weigh in on a ruling upholding the state's death penalty law.
Read more: www.texarkanagazette.com/news/arkansas/story/2016/dec/31/arkansas-lethal-injection-drug-about-expire/655325/
Department of Correction Spokesman Solomon Graves confirmed that the state's supply of potassium chloride—one of three drugs used in lethal injections—expires on Sunday. Graves declined to say whether officials are in the process of finding a replacement.
"Our current supply remains unchanged," Graves said.
Arkansas hasn't put an inmate to death since 2005, and executions are on hold while the U.S. Supreme Court considers a request to weigh in on a ruling upholding the state's death penalty law.
Read more: www.texarkanagazette.com/news/arkansas/story/2016/dec/31/arkansas-lethal-injection-drug-about-expire/655325/