by Jessica Machetta | Oct 11, 2013 | News, Politics / Govt
The European Union had threatened to prohibit the shipment of the drug Propofol to the United States if Missouri and other states were to use the drug as a means of lethal injections in executions. The drug, which the public recognizes as the anesthetic that Michael...
by Mike Lear | Oct 7, 2013 | Crime / Courts, News
The State of Missouri only has enough drugs to execute three more people, and a state lawmaker has asked the Governor to act so that the death penalty can continue to be carried out. The current protocol for executions in Missouri, as established by the Department of...
by Mike Lear | May 17, 2012 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News, Science / Technology
The state Department of Corrections has approved a new drug for use in lethal injections to carry out the death penalty. In a statement, the Department says it has adopted a one-drug protocol [download PDF] using propofol, otherwise known as Diprovan. This replaces a...
