Ricketts says Nebraska continues to work with DEA to import lethal injection drugs
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Joe Duggan
LINCOLN Because Nebraska lacks lethal injection drugs, the state remains unable to carry out an execution even though a voter petition drive has successfully postponed the recent repeal of the death penalty.
Gov. Pete Ricketts said Wednesday his administration continues to work with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to import the necessary drugs from India. Until the drugs are obtained, the governor declined to speculate on whether an execution could take place before voters decide the future of capital punishment in November 2016.
One step at a time. Right now were still working with the DEA on bringing in the drugs, Ricketts said during a morning press conference at the State Capitol. Well take it one step at a time. We still have work to do there.
Officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have said Nebraska cannot import sodium thiopental, one of the three drugs called for in the states lethal injection protocol. The state has paid $54,400 to an India drug broker for sodium thiopental and pancuronium bromide to replace expired supplies of the drugs.
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Judi Lynn
(160,542 posts)Jeff Gannon, White House "journalist," and professional escort to the "stars."
Judi Lynn
(160,542 posts)How long will it take before the people of Nebraska move to strike down this primitive, vicious, hateful, and stupid way of serving "justice?"
Waitsman
(38 posts)At a time when we see constant fear mongering news stories about the dangers of opiate overdose, and their use to deprive millions of people from pain relief, we have this kind of dysfunctional government policy. $54,000...who is getting their cut for such insanity? Anyone with basic knowledge of pharmacology can go to any pharmacy in the country and pull enough Oxy or secobarbitol to kill a person in a minute. Painlessly.