States are locked in legal battle with the federal government after regulators intercepted illegally imported anesthetics to be used in deadly injectionsDeath penalty states are locked in a legal battle with the federal government after regulators intercepted shipments of illegally imported anesthetics that were destined to be used in executions as part of deadly injection protocols.
Documents released by the Arizona department of corrections as a result of a lawsuit led by the Guardian and joined by several Arizona news organizations reveal that the state’s department of corrections (DoC) was clearly warned by federal officials against illegally importing the drugs. Yet the documents in Guardian versus the DoC director Charles Ryan explain that days later the state went ahead with importing the drugs regardless.
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Source: theguardian.com