| 单词 | pentobarbital |
| 例句 | When the vet injected the sodium pentobarbital, Neil fluttered her eyes, assumed a nap position, and died. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z In September, prison officials announced they now have the sedative pentobarbital and changed the method of execution from using three drugs to just one. South Carolina has lethal injection drug but justices want more info before restarting executions 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Speer’s attorneys had also asked to stop his execution over claims the state’s supply of pentobarbital, the drug used in executions, was exposed to extreme heat during a recent fire, making it unsafe. Texas inmate faces execution for killing prisoner. The victim’s sister asks that his life be spared 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z District Judge Robert Pitman denied Murphy’s request to stay his execution, saying the test results of the pentobarbital samples undermine Murphy’s claims that all of TDCJ’s execution drugs were damaged in the fire. Judge denies Texas inmate’s request to stop execution over claims that fire damaged injection drugs 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z The Texas Attorney General’s Office says testing done after the fire on samples of the state’s supplies of pentobarbital, the drug used in executions, showed they “remain potent and sterile.” A Texas killer says a prison fire damaged injection drugs. He wants a judge to stop his execution 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z In 2019, Barr approved the use of pentobarbital in executions despite evidence it might cause pulmonary edema, making it possible for them to resume. Fuller picture emerges of the 13 federal executions at the end of Trump’s presidency 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The justices in February will allow lawyers for the inmates to make new arguments, including their assertion that pentobarbital compounded and mixed has a shelf life of about 45 days. South Carolina has lethal injection drug but justices want more info before restarting executions 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, four months later, state Corrections Director Bryan Stirling announced he bought a supply of pentobarbital and the state would begin using the sedative as the only drug in its executions. After unintended 12-year pause, South Carolina says it has secured drug to resume lethal injections 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z The most recent federal executions — there were 13 in the final months of Donald Trump’s presidency — were carried out by lethal injections of pentobarbital at an Indiana prison where federal death row is located. How the death penalty phase of the Pittsburgh synagogue gunman’s trial might play out 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z When pentobarbital is exposed to high temperatures, it can quickly degrade, compromising its chemical structure and impacting its potency, the lawsuit said. A Texas killer says a prison fire damaged injection drugs. He wants a judge to stop his execution 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Then an overdose of a barbiturate, usually pentobarbital, is given to stop the heart and breathing. Why do race horses keep dying? Inside the sport's push to solve a formidable problem 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z They also said corrections officials are unable to find an IV team to carry out the lethal injection and don’t currently have a contract with a pharmacist to compound the pentobarbital needed for an execution. Arizona judge skeptical of suit seeking to execute prisoner 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Some lawyers for federal inmates who were eventually put to death argued in court that firing squads actually would be quicker and less painful than pentobarbital, which they said causes a sensation akin to drowning. Idaho governor signs firing squad execution bill into law 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z Some have switched to more accessible drugs such as pentobarbital or midazolam, both of which, critics say, can cause excruciating pain. Why executions by firing squad may be coming back in the US 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z In responding to Murphy’s lawsuit, the Texas attorney general’s office submitted a laboratory report of test results completed in late September of two pentobarbital samples. A Texas killer says a prison fire damaged injection drugs. He wants a judge to stop his execution 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Lawyers for Hobbs said the corrections department lacks staff with proper expertise and does not have a current contract for a pharmacist to compound the pentobarbital needed for an execution. Court: Arizona governor not required to carry out execution 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Some states have switched to more accessible drugs such as pentobarbital or midazolam, both of which, critics say, can cause excruciating pain. Why are firing squads for U.S. executions being debated? 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z During a historic round of 13 executions in the final months of Donald Trump’s presidency, the federal government opted for the sedative pentobarbital as a replacement for lethal drugs used in the 2000s. Idaho poised to allow firing-squad executions in some cases 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Another authorizes the use of a single drug, pentobarbital, to replace a three-drug cocktail deployed in the 2000s — the last time federal executions were carried out prior to Trump. EXPLAINER: What’s the status of the US death penalty? 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Court documents from the lawsuit by the seven inmates showed that the compounding pharmacy or pharmacies that supply the state with pentobarbital filled an order Jan. 5. A Texas killer says a prison fire damaged injection drugs. He wants a judge to stop his execution 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z The pastor said he could feel the lethal dose of pentobarbital pulsing into Johnson’s bloodstream. Spiritual advisers offering final comfort in execution rooms 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Arizona’s recent executions have used pentobarbital, a drug Tennessee officials have said they can’t obtain for executions. 2 Tenn. officials fired after lethal injection errors noted 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Another authorizes the use of a single drug, pentobarbital, to replace a three-drug cocktail deployed in the earlier 2000s — the last time federal executions were carried out prior to Trump. EXPLAINER: Biden inaction, mixed signals on death penalty 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z McLaughlin spoke quietly with a spiritual adviser at her side as the fatal dose of pentobarbital was injected. Transgender Missouri inmate executed for fatal stabbing 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z The court documents also include a copy of receipts from the last few years of purchases the department made from its supplier for pentobarbital and for testing of the drug. A Texas killer says a prison fire damaged injection drugs. He wants a judge to stop his execution 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Like other states in recent years, Texas has turned to compounding pharmacies to obtain pentobarbital, which it uses for executions, after traditional drugmakers refused to sell their products to prison agencies in the U.S. Inmates allege Texas to use unsafe drugs for executions 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z The report showed that the state ultimately opted not to buy pentobarbital from a veterinarian 2017, but did consider importing the barbiturate internationally before scuttling that over logistical concerns. Report shines new light on execution secrecy in Tennessee 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z The Barr Justice Department chose pentobarbital despite some evidence that pentobarbital causes pulmonary edema, a painful sensation akin to drowning as fluid rushes into the lungs. EXPLAINER: Biden inaction, mixed signals on death penalty 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Wingate granted an injunction to prevent the state from using compounded pentobarbital or midazolam, but the 5th U.S. Judge mulls arguments in Mississippi death penalty protocol 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Like other states in recent years, Texas has turned to compounding pharmacies to obtain pentobarbital after traditional drug makers refused to sell their products to prison agencies in the U.S. A Texas killer says a prison fire damaged injection drugs. He wants a judge to stop his execution 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Department records obtained by attorneys for the inmates showed that prison officials did potency testing of their supply of pentobarbital that extended its beyond use date to September and November. Inmates allege Texas to use unsafe drugs for executions 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z These discussions occurred while Tennessee was still relying on pentobarbital as the lone execution drug. Report shines new light on execution secrecy in Tennessee 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Mississippi revised the protocol to allow the use of midazolam if thiopental or pentobarbital cannot be obtained. Attorney: Don’t set execution amid lethal injection lawsuit 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z The state revised the protocol to allow the use of midazolam if thiopental or pentobarbital cannot be obtained. Mississippi seeks execution date in 2000 killing of teenager 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Some switched to using a single drug, the barbiturate pentobarbital, which is a sedative and anticonvulsant often used before surgeries or to treat epilepsy. ‘New Execution Method Touted as More ‘Humane,’ But Evidence Is Lacking’ 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z He is scheduled to die by injection of the sedative pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson at 7 p.m. Georgia parole board declines to halt killer’s execution 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Instead, the state plans to executed him with an injection of pentobarbital. Arizona plans to execute 1st prisoner in nearly 8 years 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z The state contends the sedative sodium pentobarbital that was compounded into a solution by a licensed pharmacist met expiration guidelines. Arizona Supreme Court won’t review competency in death case 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z A federal district judge granted an injunction to prevent the state from using compounded pentobarbital or midazolam, but the 5th U.S. Mississippi seeks execution date in 2000 killing of teenager 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Neither pentobarbital nor midazolam function as an anesthetic or pain reliever. ‘New Execution Method Touted as More ‘Humane,’ But Evidence Is Lacking’ 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Saturday’s hearing primarily focused on whether the barbiturate sodium pentobarbital that was compounded into a solution by a licensed pharmacist met expiration guidelines. Judge won’t halt Arizona execution — at least for now 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z Georgia uses an injection of the sedative pentobarbital to carry out executions. Georgia sets execution for man convicted 45 years ago 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Arizona obtained the pentobarbital it plans to use from an unidentified compounding pharmacy. Arizona Supreme Court won’t review competency in death case 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Arizona had struggled to find drug suppliers but revealed last year that it had obtained a shipment of pentobarbital. Arizona death-row prisoner won’t be executed in gas chamber 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Zivot and others have performed more than 200 autopsies on people killed by lethal injection using thiopental, pentobarbital or midazolam. ‘New Execution Method Touted as More ‘Humane,’ But Evidence Is Lacking’ 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Arizona obtained the pentobarbital they plan to use from an unidentified compounding pharmacy. Judge won’t halt Arizona execution — at least for now 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z Oklahoma used pentobarbital and sodium thiopental in earlier executions, but have not been able to obtain the drugs because their manufacturers have prohibited their use in executions. Federal judge opens hearing on Oklahoma’s lethal injection 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Charles River Laboratories, which maintains a “dog colony” for testing and had the equipment for the experiments, could use the beagles for further research or euthanize them with an injection of sodium pentobarbital. NIH experiment injected beagle puppies with cocaine in search of addiction treatment, documents show 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z “This would be consistent with the actions of certain states that have continued using single-drug pentobarbital in state executions.” House panel demands information on federal execution drug 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z The unidentified doctor prescribed the lethal drug sodium pentobarbital for the woman in 2017, who took it to die along with her spouse, the court said in a statement. Swiss court overturns conviction of doctor who aided healthy woman's suicide 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Some states, as well as the federal government — which executed 13 people under President Donald J. Trump after a 17-year moratorium — use a single drug, pentobarbital, in executions. Oklahoma to Continue Lethal Injections After Man Vomits During Execution 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Johnson was scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. and died shortly after from an injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Bonne Terre. Ernest Lee Johnson executed in Missouri for 1994 triple murder 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z His lawyers argued that Missouri’s lethal injection drug, pentobarbital, could trigger seizures due to the loss of brain tissue from the 2008 surgery. Missouri preparing for execution of Ernest Johnson 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Lawyers for at least one of the inmates put to death last year have argued that he suffered “extreme pain” as he received a dose of pentobarbital. House panel demands information on federal execution drug 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z His lawyers argued that Missouri’s lethal injection drug, pentobarbital, could trigger seizures due to the lost brain tissue. Lawmakers, pope ask Missouri governor to halt execution 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z A federal lawsuit also has been filed over the execution protocols — including the risk of pain and suffering associated with the use of pentobarbital, the drug used for lethal injection. Dylann Roof seeks rehearing on church shooting conviction 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z His lawyers argued that Missouri’s lethal injection drug, pentobarbital, could trigger seizures. Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt Johnson execution 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z A federal lawsuit has also been filed over the execution protocols — including the risk of pain and suffering associated with the use of pentobarbital, the drug used for lethal injection. Court upholds death sentence for church shooter Dylann Roof 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z He approved the new procedure for lethal injections that replaced the three-drug combination previously used in federal executions with one drug, pentobarbital. Federal executions halted; Garland orders protocols reviewed 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z The Guardian reported in April that Arizona officials spent $1.5 million to acquire pentobarbital from an undisclosed source. Arizona to go forward with executions using the same gas the Nazis used at Auschwitz 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Last month, the Guardian revealed that Arizona spent a jaw-dropping $1.5m on a batch of pentobarbital in October, a sedative which it now hopes to use as its main lethal injection method. Senate Republicans expected to defeat Capitol attack commission bill – live 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Johnson sued to challenge Missouri’s execution protocol, which uses a lethal injection of pentobarbital, saying it would very likely cause him to suffer intense and painful seizures. Supreme Court rejects inmate’s plea for firing squad 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z Johnson argued in court papers that, owing to a brain tumor operation, he will suffer severe seizures if he’s executed by lethal injection, which uses the drug pentobarbital. Supreme Court rejects inmate’s plea for execution by firing squad 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z Quintin Jones, 41, was pronounced dead at 6:40 p.m. local time nearly 12 minutes after he received a lethal dose of pentobarbital at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. Texas executes Quintin Jones, convicted of beating great aunt, 83, to death 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z They declined to say Friday whether that particular pharmacist was the one person who supplied the state with its pentobarbital supply. Arizona finds death penalty drug after hiatus in executions 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Inmates’ lawyers argued it proved pentobarbital caused flash pulmonary edema, in which fluid rushes through quickly disintegrating membranes into lungs and airways, causing pain akin to being suffocated or drowned. Executioners sanitized accounts of deaths in federal cases 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z At least some companies restrict the use of pentobarbital, the drug the federal government used to carry 13 executions from July 2020 through January. Montana lawmakers asked for more latitude in execution drugs 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Lawyers for both inmates argue that lung damage from the coronavirus makes it more likely they’ll suffer excruciating pain from a lethal injection of pentobarbital. Drug dealer convicted in 7 killings could face execution 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z As the lethal injection began, Montgomery kept licking her lips and gasped briefly as pentobarbital, the lethal drug, entered her body through IVs on both arms. US carries out its 1st execution of female inmate since 1953 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z As the lethal injection began, Montgomery kept licking her lips and gasped briefly as pentobarbital, a lethal drug, entered her body through IVs on both arms. US carries out its 1st execution of female inmate since 1953 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z The lawyers presented evidence that the drug, a sedative called pentobarbital, would flood the prisoners' lungs with froth and foam, causing pain and terror akin to death by drowning. Trump admin: The inconvenience of rescheduling executions outweighs the “harm” to prisoners 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z They said the virus damaged both inmates’ lung tissue so severely that they will suffer the sensation of drowning once they are injected with pentobarbital. Activists seek to delay for 3 federal executions 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z The Bureau of Prisons later confirmed to me that was the moment — 7:53 p.m. — that the federal government began piping pentobarbital into Mr. Bourgeois’s body. Opinion | The Man I Saw Them Kill 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z The move followed Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck’s decision that year to stop exporting pentobarbital to U.S. prisons, which used the drug for lethal injections. As the world executes fewer prisoners, the U.S. government is executing ever more 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z In its effort to revive the death penalty under the Trump administration, the Justice Department declined to use the three-drug cocktail it had once used and instead introduced a protocol using a single drug, pentobarbital. New Rule Would Allow U.S. to Use More Methods for Executions 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z The state’s usual injection protocol calls for three drugs: pentobarbital, pancuronium bromide and potassium chloride. South Carolina officials eye single drug for execution plan 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Pentobarbital has “long been used for anesthesia and euthanasia without reports of severe pain” and states have used single-drug pentobarbital protocols to “ ‘carry out over 100 executions, without incident,’ ” according to the government. Orlando Hall executed after Supreme Court declined to intervene 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Pillard said she would have put the executions of Orlando Hall and Brandon Barnard on hold until the government complies with the statutory requirement that it must have a prescription to use pentobarbital. U.S. executions may go forward Thursday and Dec. 10, appeals court rules 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z The state’s current injection protocol calls for three drugs: pentobarbital, pancuronium bromide and potassium chloride. South Carolina schedules execution but doesn’t have drugs 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z The government’s protocol uses a single chemical, pentobarbital, for which the Supreme Court cleared the way in June. New Rule Would Allow U.S. to Use More Methods for Executions 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z A flurry of filings by Nelson’s legal team over several weeks zeroed in on pentobarbital. National Digest: Fifth federal inmate executed after lower-court ruling is overturned 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z Attorneys for Hall and Bernard also asked the justices to halt the executions to give the court time to review fresh legal challenges to the lethal injection protocol that uses one drug, pentobarbital. Orlando Hall executed after Supreme Court declined to intervene 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z According to a cardiovascular expert for the inmates, most if not all prisoners “will experience excruciating suffering including sensations of drowning and suffocation” before they die, after being injected with five grams of pentobarbital. U.S. executions may go forward Thursday and Dec. 10, appeals court rules 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z A flurry of filing by Nelson's legal team over several weeks zeroed in on pentobarbital, a barbituate that depresses the central nervous system and, in high doses, eventually stops the heart. Kansas man who murdered 10-year-old girl, dumped body near church in 1999 set to be executed 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z That law requires a prescription for the execution drug, pentobarbital. New Rule Would Allow U.S. to Use More Methods for Executions 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z Even Honken’s last words, seconds before the lethal dose of pentobarbital was administered to him, showed no remorse or apology to the victim’s families. Opinion | No state would commit the resources I did to the defense of a death penalty trial. That’s concerning. 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Government attorneys have defended the use of pentobarbital, disputing that Purkey’s autopsy proved he suffered. 5th federal execution of 2020 on again after late ruling 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z “It is undisputed that a prescription is required to dispense pentobarbital in the ordinary course,” she wrote. Judge halts planned Friday execution of Kansas girl’s killer 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Government attorneys have defended the use of pentobarbital, disputing that Purkey's autopsy proved he suffered. Kansas man who murdered 10-year-old girl, dumped body near church in 1999 set to be executed 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z Nelson’s lawyers say pentobarbital can cause severe pain and so should be deemed unconstitutional. Only Native American on federal death row set to be executed 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Here’s a look at issues surrounding the use of pentobarbital: Lawyers: Autopsy suggests inmate suffered during execution 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z A flurry of filing by Nelson’s legal team over several weeks zeroed in on pentobarbital, a barbituate that depresses the central nervous system and, in high doses, eventually stops the heart. 5th federal execution of 2020 on again after late ruling 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z The government has argued that pentobarbital is not subject to the act when used for lethal injections. Judge halts planned Friday execution of Kansas girl’s killer 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z But questions over the constitutionality of the lethal injection protocol — using a single drug, pentobarbital — delayed its resumption. For Third Time This Week, the Federal Government Carries Out an Execution 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Keith Nelson, who was also convicted of killing a child, is slated to die Friday at the Terre Haute, Indiana, prison where all federal executions are carried out by a lethal injection of pentobarbital. Only Native American on federal death row set to be executed 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z “It is a virtual medical certainty, that most, if not all, prisoners will experience excruciating suffering, including sensations of drowning and suffocation” from pentobarbital, she added. Lawyers: Autopsy suggests inmate suffered during execution 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z The Supreme Court removed those obstacles, noting Tuesday that Texas and other states have used pentobarbital “without incident” in more than 100 executions. Iowa drug kingpin who killed 5 set for execution Friday 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z All of the executions have been carried out using pentobarbital. Judge halts planned Friday execution of Kansas girl’s killer 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z The Supreme Court’s unsigned 5-to-4 ruling early Tuesday morning said pentobarbital had been used in over 100 executions “without incident” and had been upheld by the Supreme Court and appeals courts. Government Carries Out First Federal Execution in 17 Years 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Last year, the department laid out a new lethal injection protocol — using one drug, pentobarbital — and said it would begin carrying out executions, leading to extended legal challenges. Trump administration carries out first federal execution since 2003 after late-night Supreme Court intervention 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z They’ve said previous court rulings have concluded pentobarbital injections are humane. Lawyers: Autopsy suggests inmate suffered during execution 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Daniel Lewis Lee had been scheduled to receive a lethal dose of the powerful sedative pentobarbital at 4 p.m. Supreme Court clears way for execution of federal prisoner 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z But Chutkan said that under previous court decisions, when pentobarbital is being used for an execution it is still subject to the requirements in the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act so a prescription is required. Judge halts planned Friday execution of Kansas girl’s killer 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Chutkan said the inmates produced evidence that, in other executions, prisoners who were given pentobarbital suffered ”flash pulmonary edema,” which she said interferes with breathing and produces sensations of drowning and strangulation. Judge blocks federal executions; administration appeals 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z Barr approved a new procedure for lethal injections that replaces the three-drug combination previously used in federal executions with one drug, pentobarbital. Justice Department plows ahead with execution plan next week 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z An Associated Press reporter who served as a media witness described Purkey taking several deep breaths and blinking repeatedly as the pentobarbital was injected. Lawyers: Autopsy suggests inmate suffered during execution 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z He approved a new procedure for lethal injections that replaces the three-drug combination previously used in federal executions with one drug, pentobarbital. AP Exclusive: DOJ sets new dates to begin federal executions 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z He approved a new procedure for lethal injections that replaces the three-drug combination previously used in federal executions with one drug, pentobarbital. AP Exclusive: DOJ sets new dates to begin federal executions 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Chutkan said the inmates have presented evidence showing that the government’s plan to use only pentobarbital to carry out the executions “poses an unconstitutionally significant risk of serious pain.” Judge blocks federal executions; administration appeals 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z The complaint alleges Tewalt and Kempf “likely acted inconsistently with federal statutes…in their handling of the pentobarbital” used in the execution. Idaho faces another lawsuit over lethal injection secrecy 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z But death-penalty foes say the paralyzing effects of pentobarbital may make it impossible for the condemned to grimace or thrash around, even if even they are feeling excruciating pain. Lawyers: Autopsy suggests inmate suffered during execution 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z For example, Georgia, which executed three men in 2019 and is scheduled to execute another this month, shields the identity of the compounding pharmacy it uses to obtain pentobarbital. Louisiana executions stall for a decade amid legal quandary 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z Another email says there may be a “loop hole” to getting another drug previously used by Tennessee on its own, pentobarbital, by importing it. Filing: Emails raise questions of execution drugs access 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Georgia’s execution protocol calls for a lethal injection of the sedative pentobarbital. Lawyers ask Georgia panel to spare condemned man’s life 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Georgia’s execution protocol calls for an injection of the sedative pentobarbital to put inmates to death. Man convicted in Georgia store clerk’s death to be executed 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z The 46-year-old man was injected with a lethal dose of pentobarbital at 7:04 p.m. while lying on a gurney and was pronounced dead 22 minutes later. Texas executed an inmate for a prison murder. His lawyers said false testimony put him on death row 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Both Texas and Missouri use pentobarbital for executions, while Indiana uses a three-drug protocol. Supreme Court won’t let Justice Department immediately resume federal executions after hiatus 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z The filing contends the state refuses to return to pentobarbital, “without a legitimate reason, even though it would significantly reduce a substantial risk of severe pain.” Filing: Emails raise questions of execution drugs access 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z The Bureau of Prisons plans to use a single drug, pentobarbital, for lethal injection, adopting the same protocol used in Texas and at least four other states. Trump administration petitions Supreme Court after judge halts federal execution 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z The attorney general issued a protocol to use a single drug, pentobarbital, rather than a three-drug procedure that had been used in federal executions. Judge Blocks Scheduled Executions of Federal Death Row Inmates 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Two of the death-row inmates in the case were convicted in Texas and Missouri, both of which use pentobarbital for executions. Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s plans to resume executions 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z The Bureau of Prisons planed to use a single drug, pentobarbital, for lethal injection, adopting the same protocol used in Texas and at least four other states. Judge temporarily halts first federal executions in decades 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z The filing says a recent opinion from the Office of Legal Counsel now allows for the importation of pentobarbital from foreign sources. Filing: Emails raise questions of execution drugs access 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z In July, Mr Barr directed the Department of Justice to use a single drug instead - pentobarbital. US judge halts federal executions over method 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Ray Jefferson Cromartie, 52, who insisted that he did not kill the clerk, was pronounced dead at 10:59 p.m. after an injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson. Man convicted of fatally shooting store clerk in plot to steal beer put to death in Georgia 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z The state says it uses an injection of the sedative pentobarbital to put inmates to death. Georgia high court declines to hear condemned man’s appeal 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z A circuit judge last week rejected his argument, writing that the pentobarbital South Dakota will use works as fast or faster as other drugs cited by Rhines when used in lethal doses. The Latest: South Dakota court rejects Rhines appeal 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z The 63-year-old Rhines argued in his appeal that the pentobarbital to be used in his execution doesn’t meet the “ultra-short-acting” standard for lethal injection drugs in effect at the time of his conviction. Inmate to ask South Dakota Supreme Court to delay execution 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Charles Rhines argues that pentobarbital does not act quickly enough to comply with state law. Judge declines to delay South Dakota execution 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z The state cited testimony from one of its expert witnesses, an anesthesiologist who said there’s no difference in the way pentobarbital and drugs classified as “ultra-short-acting” work in an execution. South Dakota inmate seeks delay to choose own execution drug 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Rhines moved last week to block the execution by arguing that pentobarbital, commonly used to euthanize animals, doesn’t act quickly enough. South Dakota asks court to let execution proceed 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z That case was dismissed, however, after Correction Department officials testified that pentobarbital was unavailable. In Tennessee, inmates opt for electric chair over injection 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z The Argus Leader reports the state intends to use pentobarbital, commonly used to euthanize animals. Convict in South Dakota wants to pick drug for his execution 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z The Argus Leader report s the state intends to use pentobarbital, commonly used to euthanize animals. South Dakota man facing execution objects to lethal drug 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Badly injured horses are euthanized with an injection of pentobarbital solution. Opinion | The staggering toll in dead horses makes it clear: It’s time to outlaw horse racing 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z The state argued in its filing Monday that Rhines’ argument is based on pentobarbital’s performance in a low-dosage setting, and that it works quickly enough when given in high doses. South Dakota asks court to let execution proceed 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Because the inmates couldn’t prove pentobarbital was available, the court didn’t consider their evidence. In Tennessee, inmates opt for electric chair over injection 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z The state uses a single dose of pentobarbital but refuses to say where it gets it. Convicted killer executed despite fears of gruesome death 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Missouri uses a single dose of pentobarbital as its execution drug but refuses to say where it gets it. Missouri inmate with rare medical condition faces execution 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z As the lethal dose of pentobarbital began, he again turned his head toward Weatherly’s relatives. Texas executes a man who killed a grandmother during a 2010 spate of crimes 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z In a notice to the court, the Justice Department announced that it intends to use a single drug, pentobarbital. Witnessing a Federal Execution 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Then, as the lethal dose of pentobarbital began, he said he could “hear it” going into a vein in his arm, then that he could taste it. Texas executes man who killed college student in 1998 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Then as the lethal dose of pentobarbital began, he said he could “hear it” going into a vein in his arm, then that he could taste it. Texas executes man with history of violence against women for 1998 slaying of college student 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z The Democrats raised questions about the lethal drug pentobarbital sodium that will likely be used amid problems reported at some manufacturers. Democrats want answers from Barr on federal executions 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Justice Department opinion clears the way for states to import pentobarbital. Official: Arizona to resume executions after 5-year hiatus 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Barr chose a single death drug — pentobarbital — and ordered officials to schedule the executions of five men convicted of especially heinous murders of children. Opinion | Trump’s wrecking ball keeps swinging 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z It was not immediately clear whether the federal government had obtained the pentobarbital needed for the executions announced Thursday. Justice Department plans to restart capital punishment after long hiatus 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z The justice department said the Federal Execution Protocol Addendum, which closely mirrors protocols currently used in Georgia, Missouri and Texas, replaces a three-drug cocktail previously used in federal executions with a single drug: pentobarbital. US justice department resumes use of death penalty and schedules five executions 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Marion Wilson Jr., 42, was administered a lethal injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson. Georgia inmate convicted of murdering man who gave him ride outside Walmart in 1996 is executed 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z He asked the governor for help in obtaining pentobarbital. Official: Arizona to resume executions after 5-year hiatus 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Georgia executes prisoners using an injection of the sedative pentobarbital. Slain man’s brother frustrated by 23-year wait for justice 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z It’s unclear whether the Justice Department’s shift to pentobarbital will encourage other states to do the same. Justice Department plans to restart capital punishment after long hiatus 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z It added that 14 states have used pentobarbital in more than 200 executions while federal courts, including the supreme court, have repeatedly upheld the use of pentobarbital in executions as consistent with the eighth amendment. US justice department resumes use of death penalty and schedules five executions 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z The state’s execution protocol calls for a lethal injection of the sedative pentobarbital. Georgia set to execute man who killed 2 women in 1994 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z In his letter, Brnovich said a Justice Department opinion issued in May concluded the FDA lacks jurisdiction to regulate the importation of lethal injection drugs and thus clears the way for states to import pentobarbital. Official: Arizona to resume executions after 5-year hiatus 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z He died about 12 minutes after he was given a lethal dose of pentobarbital, at 6:56 p.m., according to the Tribune. A white supremacist who murdered James Byrd Jr. was just executed for his 1998 hate crime 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Within seconds, the lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital began taking effect. Texas executes 'avowed racist' behind brutal killing of James Byrd Jr 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z To approve the use of pentobarbital in Mr. Bucklew’s execution would be depraved indifference to a potentially horrifying death. Opinion | ‘Cruel and unusual’ by any standard 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Missouri plans to use an injection of a single drug, pentobarbital, to carry out Bucklew’s execution. Divided Supreme Court rules against death-row inmate with rare condition 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z According to Bucklew, he would feel excessive pain if the state executioner is allowed to use the state's preferred method of a single drug, pentobarbital, applied by needle. US inmate has 'no right to painless death' 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Bucklew proposed that Missouri execute him by having him breathe pure nitrogen gas through a mask instead of by injecting him with a lethal dose of pentobarbital. Justices rule against Missouri inmate with rare health issue 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z As the men were being subdued outside, a single dose of pentobarbital was being administered to Coble. Chaos erupts, 2 arrested during Texas execution 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z The medical examiner’s office said Tuesday the 56-year-old died of acute pentobarbital intoxication, but they were unable to determine the manner of death. Former state Sen. Brian Joyce died from an overdose 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Berget, 56, was pronounced dead 12 minutes after the lethal injection of barbiturate pentobarbital began. Inmate's last words: 'Is it supposed to feel like that?' 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Mr. Bucklew said lethal gas was preferable to the state’s current method of an injection of a lethal dose of pentobarbital. Kavanaugh May Hold Key Vote in His First Death Penalty Case 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z And the state says Bucklew would not suffer severe pain during a lethal injection because pentobarbital would make him unconscious within 20 to 30 seconds, likely sooner. Kavanaugh set to be key vote in Missouri death penalty case 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Policy calls for either sodium thiopental or pentobarbital. South Dakota executes inmate who killed prison guard in 2011 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Its policy calls for either sodium thiopental or pentobarbital. South Dakota to carry out first execution since 2012 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Wednesday — 21 minutes after a lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital was injected in his body. Texas inmate insists he didn't murder ex-roommate before execution: 'But, hey, whatever makes you happy' 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Agency policy dictates the drug would be either sodium thiopental or pentobarbital, both of which are barbiturates. South Dakota declines to reveal drug to be used in execution 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Bucklew has proposed that Missouri execute him by having him breathe pure nitrogen gas through a mask instead of by injecting him with a lethal dose of pentobarbital. Kavanaugh set to be key vote in Missouri death penalty case 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z South Dakota used pentobarbital for its last two executions in 2012. South Dakota declines to reveal drug to be used in execution 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z She said the state hasn’t acted in good faith to try to find its previous lethal injection drug, pentobarbital. Trial challenging Tennessee lethal injection method wraps up 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z She said the state hasn’t acted in good faith to try to find its previous lethal injection drug, pentobarbital. Trial challenging Tennessee lethal injection method wraps up 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z South Dakota’s last two executions were in 2012, and it used pentobarbital. South Dakota declines to reveal drug to be used in execution 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Under the current execution protocols, the state’s primary method is a single-drug injection of pentobarbital, a powerful sedative. Judge rules against quick deportation of reunited immigrant families 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z His deteriorating health left his veins unsuitable for IVs to be inserted by Texas prison technicians to carry a lethal dose of pentobarbital, the inmate’s lawyers argued. Ailing Texas inmate wants execution by firing squad or gas 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z His deteriorating health left his veins unsuitable for IVs to be inserted by Texas prison technicians to carry a lethal dose of pentobarbital, the inmate’s lawyers argued. Ailing Texas inmate wants execution by firing squad or gas 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z For its lethal injection, Texas uses the barbiturate pentobarbital. Texas high court rules state must reveal supplier of execution drugs 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Betsy Davis was 41 when she took a fatal dose of morphine, pentobarbital and chloral hydrate prescribed by her doctor. Judge tosses California law allowing life-ending drugs 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z He took his life with an intravenous drip of pentobarbital; a doctor put a small tube in his arm, and Mr. Goodall turned a wheel to allow the solution to flow. This week’s passages 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Friday after the compounded barbiturate pentobarbital was injected into his body. Georgia executes killer of off-duty prison guard 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Robert Earl Butts Jr., 40, was scheduled to die Friday night by injection of the compounded barbiturate pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson. The Latest: US Supreme Court won’t block Georgia execution 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Friday by injection of the compounded barbiturate pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson. Georgia prepares to execute man for killing 22 years ago 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z He contends that pentobarbital, the drug Missouri uses when executing inmates by lethal injection, would not circulate through his blood properly. Russell Bucklew wins stay in Missouri execution from Supreme Court 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z Bucklew has proposed that the state use lethal gas instead of an injection of pentobarbital, if the execution is carried out. Supreme Court to hear appeal of Missouri death row inmate 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z They require executioners to use a single chemical, either pentobarbital or thiopental. California news media sue state to make public all portions of executions 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Hawley wrote that the lethal dose of pentobarbital could be administered through a leg or other vein instead of the arm. Missouri man seeks second reprieve from Supreme Court 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z None of the 20 inmates executed since Missouri began using pentobarbital in 2013 have shown obvious signs of pain or suffering. Lawyers: Execution could be ‘gruesome’ due to rare condition 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z Buzzfeed News reported that Foundation Care pharmacy was the supplier of pentobarbital used in the 17 Missouri executions since 2014, even though the Food and Drug Administraiton deemed it a “high-risk” pharmacy. Condemned man’s lawyer: ‘Serious concerns’ on execution drug 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z It said it is investigating how the euthanasia drug pentobarbital got into its supply chain and is focusing on a single supplier of a minor ingredient used at one manufacturing facility. Several canned dog food brands are withdrawn over concerns about euthanasia drug 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z It says it is investigating how the euthanasia drug pentobarbital got into its supply chain and is focusing on a single supplier of a minor ingredient used at one manufacturing facility. Dog food is withdrawn over concerns about euthanasia drug 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Bucklew’s appeals have suggested that if the execution is carried out, the state should use lethal gas instead of an injection of pentobarbital. Missouri man seeks second reprieve from Supreme Court 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z Bucklew’s appeals also have suggested that if the execution is carried out, the state should use lethal gas instead of an injection of pentobarbital. Lawyers: Execution could be ‘gruesome’ due to rare condition 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z While the amount of pentobarbital found was not a lethal level, the U.S. Gravy Train, Kibbles ’n Bits, Ol’ Roy and Skippy dog foods withdrawn from market over euthanasia drug 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z The filing says Tennessee uses a three-drug combination because death-penalty opponents worked with pharmaceutical companies to prevent Tennessee from obtaining the single drug it used, pentobarbital, while unsuccessfully suing over its use. Tennessee AG requests 8 execution dates before June 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Then the powerful sedative pentobarbital began to take effect. Texas man executed for fatally shooting his two daughters 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z She said that as the pentobarbital was injected into Shore’s veins, his body started to tremble and he said, in a stressed voice: “Ohh weeee, I can feel that it does burn. Burning!” Texas to execute third prisoner this year amid reports of botched killings 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z The state’s injection protocol requires three drugs — pentobarbital, pancuronium bromide and potassium chloride. National Digest: Judge blocks order to cut funding from cities limiting cooperation with immigration authorities 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z In the same deposition, Gray confirmed that a compounding pharmacist on a prison system list wouldn’t be able to mix pentobarbital without being supplied the active ingredients. Ohio could have path to obtaining long-sought execution drug 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z Ledford’s time of death was 1:17 a.m., after an injection of compounded barbiturate pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson, Warden Eric Sellers told witnesses. J.W. Ledford executed in Georgia; first execution of the year there 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Another unsuccessful appeal challenged the effectiveness of the pentobarbital Texas uses as its execution drug. Texas man executed for fatally shooting his two daughters 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z They point out that the same batch of pentobarbital used in the troubling deaths of Shore and Rayford is scheduled to be injected into Battaglia on Thursday evening. Texas to execute third prisoner this year amid reports of botched killings 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z In a federal court documents filed last week, Ledford’s attorneys said years of taking a drug for nerve pain changed his brain chemistry, which means pentobarbital will not reliably render him unconscious and insensate. Georgia prisoner to be executed seeks firing squad instead of injection 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Pentobarbital was Ohio’s preferred lethal drug until U.S. supplies dried up, and obtaining supplies of pentobarbital could go a long way to breaking the legal deadlock over state executions. Ohio could have path to obtaining long-sought execution drug 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z District Judge Steve Jones dismissed the suit Friday, ruling Ledford’s attorneys failed to show execution by pentobarbital was “sure or very likely” to cause him extreme pain as prohibited by Supreme Court precedent. J.W. Ledford Jr., Georgia death row inmate, requests firing squad in federal appeals suit 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z In 2011, prison officials in Ohio attempted to acquire the barbiturate pentobarbital by posing as representatives of a mental health department. Arkansas executions: health giant sues state as federal judge issues injunction 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z Maya Foa, director of the international human rights group Reprieve, said that Texas should have disposed of the batch of pentobarbital almost a year ago. Texas to execute third prisoner this year amid reports of botched killings 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Coroner Dr Simon Fox recorded a conclusion of accidental death caused by an overdose of pentobarbital. Toxic air fear pilot Richard Westgate died of overdose, coroner rules - BBC News 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z If Ohio could legally import overseas ingredients for pentobarbital, “then maybe there may be a relationship with that compounding pharmacist to supply that to my Department,” Gray said in the Dec. 16 deposition. Ohio could have path to obtaining long-sought execution drug 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The court also favored arguments by attorneys for death row inmates that the use of another drug — pentobarbital — is still an option, despite Ohio’s arguments that it can’t find supplies of that drug. Marine Corps moves to prosecute drill instructors accused of hazing and abuse 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z In a unanimous opinion, the state's highest court said that using the drug pentobarbital to execute condemned prisoners is constitutional. Tennessee Supreme Court upholds lethal injection method 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z In a unanimous opinion, the state’s highest court said that using the drug pentobarbital to execute condemned prisoners is constitutional. Tennessee Supreme Court upholds lethal injection method 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Under the policy, the state’s top prison official would be required, in one execution drug protocol, to use the barbiturate pentobarbital that’s obtained by lawyers for inmates or someone acting on their behalf. Arizona to death-row inmates: Bring your own execution drugs 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Gray said in the deposition that the pharmacist might be able to supply pentobarbital to the state. Ohio could have path to obtaining long-sought execution drug 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The prisons system changed its execution process because it can’t find pentobarbital, said Gary Mohr, the agency’s director, who said the agency is “comfortable” with its position before the appeals court. Court filing: Ohio asked 7 states in vain for lethal drug 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Rendered products undergo a process that converts animal tissues to feed ingredients, the report stated, and pentobarbital seems to be able to survive this process. Evanger’s recalls canned dog food after deadly drug found; Washington pet dies 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z The drug, pentobarbital, was discovered following a post-mortem examination at Oregon State University. US dog food recall after euthanasia drug found - BBC News 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z “I think the idea is to say in the protocol, ‘You guys want pentobarbital? Arizona to death-row inmates: Bring your own execution drugs 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Stephen Gray’s deposition, taken last year and unsealed May 24, suggests Ohio may have a possible source of a barbiturate called pentobarbital through a compounding pharmacist. Ohio could have path to obtaining long-sought execution drug 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z “None of those states agreed to provide pentobarbital to Ohio,” according to the filing, which summarized a sealed deposition by Stephen Gray, the prison agency’s in-house lawyer. Court filing: Ohio asked 7 states in vain for lethal drug 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z “What we learned was that pentobarbital is very highly controlled, and that, if an animal is euthanized, it is done so by a veterinarian,” the company said. Evanger’s recalls canned dog food after deadly drug found; Washington pet dies 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Instead, the state should look to use a compounded version of pentobarbital, a barbiturate, the judge said. More delays in executions as some states find lethal drugs 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Lawyers for death row inmates successfully argued that a compounded dose of the anesthetic pentobarbital was “a sufficiently available alternative method” to satisfy the U.S. The Latest: Ohio appeals order rejecting lethal drug process 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z If secobarbital is so expensive, why not use one of the other barbiturates such as pentobarbital or butabarbital or amobarbital? Physician Aid in Dying Gains Acceptance in the U.S. 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z State attorneys cited the information in a Feb. 3 motion with a Cincinnati appeals court to explain why reverting to pentobarbital is not an option. Court filing: Ohio asked 7 states in vain for lethal drug 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Before he was administered a fatal dose of pentobarbital, Mr. Wilkins mouthed, “I’m sorry” to his victims’ relatives, who were watching through a window, The A.P. reported. Texas Carries Out Nation’s First Execution of 2017 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Ohio has been unable to obtain pentobarbital, although other states such as Missouri and Texas have been able to without saying where it’s from. More delays in executions as some states find lethal drugs 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Virginia’s lethal injection protocol calls for the use of a sedative — pentobarbital or midazolam — followed by rocuronium bromide to halt breathing, and potassium chloride to stop the heart. Federal judge refuses to halt Virginia inmate's execution 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Virginia’s lethal injection protocol calls for the use of a sedative - pentobarbital or midazolam - followed by rocuronium bromide to halt breathing, and potassium chloride to stop the heart. Federal judge refuses to halt Virginia inmate’s execution 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z The plan would let corrections officials choose between four powerful barbiturates - amobarbital, pentobarbital, secobarbital or thiopental - for each execution, depending on which one is available. Regulators reject new California death penalty proposal 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Both states use pentobarbital made by compounding pharmacies whose identities are shielded by law. Georgia leads nation in number of executions as Texas slows 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z It was one of two bald eagles that suffered pentobarbital poisoning after scavenging a deer carcass. Bald eagle will re-enter the wild after poisoning 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Roswell testified last year the drug pentobarbital meets the law’s requirement that an “ultra-fast-acting barbiturate” be used in lethal injections. Judge: Execution witness’ testimony raises serious questions 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z The lawyers also suggest an alternative single-dose lethal injection using barbiturates such as pentobarbital or sodium thiopental. Lawyers for Virginia death-row inmate sue to stop lethal injection 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z The regulations would let corrections officials choose between four types of powerful barbiturates - amobarbital, pentobarbital, secobarbital or thiopental - before each execution, depending on which one is available. California meets deadline to shift method of execution 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Gregory Paul Lawler, 63, is scheduled to receive an injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital on Wednesday evening at the state prison in Jackson. The Latest: Georgia set to execute man who killed officer 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Gregory Paul Lawler, 63, is set to die by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital on Wednesday night. Georgia preparing to execute man who killed Atlanta officer 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Gregory Paul Lawler is to be put to death Wednesday by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson. Lawyers cite new autism diagnosis in bid to halt execution 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Gregory Paul Lawler, 63, is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson. Autism diagnosis cited in appeal to halt Georgia execution 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z The supplier insisted in court filings since the Sept. 2 ruling that it no longer would provide pentobarbital to Missouri if its anonymity vanishes. Court upholds anonymity for Missouri’s lethal-injection drug supplier 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Gregory Paul Lawler, 63, is set to die by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital on Wednesday evening. The Latest: Georgia set to execute man who killed officer 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Mississippi said it destroyed all its pentobarbital and can’t get more. Analysis: Mississippi death penalty stalls as lawyers battle 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Thirty-three death row inmates sued after the state moved from a three-drug lethal injection method to a one-drug method using pentobarbital. Tennessee Supreme Court to hear lethal injection arguments 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Complicating matters, neither of those drugs — sodium thiopental and pentobarbital — is available in the United States after their manufacturers put them off-limits for executions. Ohio to Resume Death Penalty Executions with New Drug Cocktail 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Circuit Court of Appeals that an agreement between the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and two other inmates to test the pentobarbital for their lethal injections should be extended to them. Appeals court: No drug retests needed for Texas executions 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z They’ve subpoenaed Missouri for details about pentobarbital to meet their legal burden of showing there’s a known, available alternative. Missouri appeals court order to reveal execution drug source 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Crawford is challenging the state’s ability to execute him with a drug compounded from raw ingredients, how other states are likely getting pentobarbital. Analysis: Mississippi death penalty stalls as lawyers battle 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z The document said the Department of Corrections also lacked the execution drugs pentobarbital and sodium thiopental. Arizona says it has run out of drugs for executions 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Georgia executes inmates by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital. Georgia sets execution for man convicted of killing friend 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z In one lawsuit, a chain of e-mails from July, 2011, surfaced, from the Ohio Department of Mental Health, which was trying to purchase pentobarbital for use in lethal injections. The End of the Open Market for Lethal-Injection Drugs 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z The single drug most often used is pentobarbital, which is not made by Pfizer. Pfizer ban on lethal drug sales complicates executions in 20 states 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Did Texas buy its compounded pentobarbital last month? Pfizer death penalty drug decision greeted by activists – but states fight on 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z In 2011, investment firm Unipension sold its shares in a drug company because its pentobarbital was being used in US executions. Pfizer’s lethal injection drug ban raises fears of alternative execution methods in US 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Before Missouri put to death a prisoner on Wednesday, for example, it refused to say in court whether the lethal barbiturate it used, pentobarbital, was produced by a compounding pharmacy or a licensed manufacturer. Pfizer Blocks the Use of Its Drugs in Executions 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z State attorneys who want the 3rd Texas Court of Appeals to overturn a lower court order to reveal the name argued that the provider of pentobarbital would face physical harm if its name was disclosed. Appeals court questions secrecy of Texas execution drug 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Thirty-seven-year-old Daniel Anthony Lucas is to receive an injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital at 7 p.m. at the state prison in Jackson. Officials say Georgia has executed a man convicted in the April 1998 killings of a trucking company owner and his two children during a home burglary 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z He was put to death by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson. Georgia executed a man Wednesday who was convicted in the 1998 killings of a central Georgia trucking company owner and his two children during a home burglary 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Texas obtains its pentobarbital from a supplier whose identity it is fighting to keep confidential. Pfizer’s lethal injection drug ban raises fears of alternative execution methods in US 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z In a court hearing this week, a Texas official argued that disclosing the identity of its pentobarbital source “creates a substantial threat of physical harm.” Pfizer Blocks the Use of Its Drugs in Executions 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Daniel Anthony Lucas is set to be put to death Wednesday at the state prison in Jackson by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital. Panel to hold clemency hearing for Georgia death row inmate 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Thirty-seven-year-old Daniel Anthony Lucas is to receive an injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital at 7 p.m. Officials say Georgia has executed a man convicted in the April 1998 killings of a trucking company owner and his two children during a home burglary 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Daniel Anthony Lucas is set to be put to death Wednesday at the state prison by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital. Lawyers ask panel to spare Georgia death row inmate’s life 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Georgia executes inmates by injecting the barbiturate pentobarbital. Georgia to carry out its 5th execution of the year this week 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z Lucas is scheduled to die April 27 by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson. Board to hold clemency hearing for inmate set for execution 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Tuesday at the state prison in Jackson after Fults received an injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital. Georgia has executed a man convicted of the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old woman during a 1996 crime spree 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Thirty-seven-year-old Daniel Anthony Lucas is scheduled to die by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital at 7 p.m. Officials say Georgia has executed a man convicted in the April 1998 killings of a trucking company owner and his two children during a home burglary 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Texas officials said they provided Virginia last year with pentobarbital legally purchased from a pharmacy but said that state law prevented them from identifying the supplier of the drugs. In a move that could jeopardize executions, McAuliffe wants to shield the identity of makers of lethal-injection drugs 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z After the deadly pentobarbital began entering his body, Vasquez said he was feeling dizzy and “see you on the other side.” Pablo Vasquez executed for Texas murder with Satanic overtones, blood-drinking 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Thursday at the state prison in Jackson following an injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital. The Latest: Georgia executes man for 1994 beating death 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Joshua Bishop, 41, was scheduled to die at 7pm at the state prison in Jackson, by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital. Georgia to execute death row inmate convicted in 1994 murder 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z As the lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital took effect, he took two deep breaths, then began snoring. A man convicted of killing five people including his ex-wife in a 1997 shooting rampage near Houston has been put to death 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Travis Hittson, 45, was pronounced dead at 8:14 p.m. after receiving an injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson. State of Georgia Executes Ex-Navy Crewman Who Killed Sailor 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Travis Hittson, 45, is scheduled to receive an injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital at 7 p.m. at the state prison in Jackson. Georgia to execute ex-Navy crewman Travis Hittson who killed fellow sailor 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Travis Hittson, a former Navy crewman, is set to die by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital at 7 p.m. at the state prison in Jackson. The Latest: Panel resets co-defendant’s parole consideration 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z District Judge Henry Wingate issued a preliminary injunction last August barring Mississippi’s corrections department from executing prisoners using compounded pentobarbital or midazolam. Appeals court reverses decision to stop executions in Mississippi 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z District Judge Henry Wingate issued a preliminary injunction last August barring Mississippi's corrections department from executing prisoners using compounded pentobarbital or midazolam. Appeals court overturns decision to halt executions in Mississippi 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z Wednesday after an injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson. Georgia Executes Oldest Death Row Inmate 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z Brandon Astor Jones, 72, is scheduled to receive an injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital at 7 p.m. at the state prison in Jackson. Corrections officials in Georgia are preparing to execute the state's oldest death row inmate 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z "It is not too much to require Georgia to put on some evidence that will provide some level of confidence that its compounded pentobarbital is no longer a problem." Lawyers for an inmate set to die within days are asking a conflicted federal appeals court to weaken Georgia's law that keeps secret the source of the state's lethal injection drug 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z “It is not too much to require Georgia to put on some evidence that will provide some level of confidence that its compounded pentobarbital is no longer a problem.” Death-row inmate’s case targets Georgia’s strict secrecy law 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z As the pentobarbital began taking effect, he snored about five times and coughed slightly once. Texas prisoner executed for fatally shooting game warden during a shootout after a 90-minute chase that began when he was suspected of poaching. 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z As the pentobarbital took effect, he began snoring. Texas executes its first inmate of 2016 after late appeals 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Brooks has proposed a single drug procedure using either sodium thiopental, pentobarbital or midazolam as an alternative but has not demonstrated that the first two drugs are readily available, Watkins said in the opinion. Judge denies Alabama inmate’s request for stay of execution 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Then a pharmacist voluntarily fills the prescription, which, in Oregon, is typically 9 to 10 grams of secobarbital or pentobarbital. A life well ended 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z Terrell had been scheduled to die last March but was spared after prison officials detected a "cloudy" appearance in the pentobarbital drug used for executions. Georgia set to execute man for killing over forged checks 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Court filings show the department did its own test on a new batch of pentobarbital made by the same compounding pharmacist. Lawyers: Georgia hasn’t resolved problem with execution drug 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Missouri's execution drug is a form of pentobarbital, but the state won't say where it got the drug. Missouri execution put on hold at last minute, pending federal appeals court review 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Missouri’s execution drug is a form of pentobarbital believed to be manufactured by a compounding pharmacy – the state won’t say where it gets it. Man with IQ of 63 set to become Missouri's seventh execution this year 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Supreme Court, arguing that because of Johnson's slow-growing brain tumor, the pentobarbital used in lethal executions in Missouri could cause him to suffer seizures and pain, according to the Columbia Tribune. Missouri scheduled to execute man for 1994 triple murder 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z But Georgia's attorneys said the pentobarbital was cloudy because it was stored at too low a temperature and that the state has executed two other inmates with the drug since then without incident. Georgia set to execute man for killing over forged checks 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Jay said that could indicate a lower concentration of pentobarbital in the solution given to Johnson, which suggests “the manufacture of these drugs is faulty.” Lawyers: Georgia hasn’t resolved problem with execution drug 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Available data from states suggest that complications during aid-in-dying procedures are far from the norm, just as they are in lethal injections using pentobarbital. Drug Used in ‘Death with Dignity' Is the Same Used in Executions 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z When Oregon's Death With Dignity Act first went into effect, doctors would prescribe pentobarbital and secobarbital, said Eighmey, a former state legislator. Death With Dignity Act in Oregon: A preview of what California might expect 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z In 2012, officials switched to using pentobarbital provided by an unregulated compounding pharmacy instead of its FDA approved manufacturer. Texas lethal injection drug may be expired and could cause suffering 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z In Texas, the execution of Michael Yowell in 2013 marked the first time the state had used a sedative known as pentobarbital that was made not by a drug manufacturer but by a compounding pharmacy. Death Penalty States Face Hurdles in Carrying Out Executions 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z “The state of Montana is hereby enjoined from using the drug pentobarbital in its lethal injection protocol unless and until the statute authorizing lethal injection is modified in conformance with this decision,” the judge said. Montana judge rules lethal injection drug violates state law 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Asked about whether the pharmaceutical company supports the use of pentobarbital in medically assisted deaths, an Akorn representative said in an email, “We only support the use of our products for their labeled indications.” Drug Used in ‘Death with Dignity' Is the Same Used in Executions 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z "But pentobarbital is no longer available. The manufacturer refused to send it to the U.S. because it's used in the three-drug combination for death penalty cases." Death With Dignity Act in Oregon: A preview of what California might expect 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z While the compounded pentobarbital is tested once before its delivery to the Texas prison system, the state requires no additional testing before using it, and no autopsy after a prisoner is put to death. Texas lethal injection drug may be expired and could cause suffering 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Virginia wanted another sedative, pentobarbital, and turned to Texas for help. Death Penalty States Face Hurdles in Carrying Out Executions 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z "The State of Montana is hereby enjoined from using the drug pentobarbital in its lethal injection protocol unless and until the statute authorizing lethal injection is modified in conformance with this decision," the judge wrote. Montana judge rules lethal injection drug violates state law 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z The people around him don’t specify whether the drug is secobarbital or pentobarbital, but they hand him a soda to act as a chaser. Drug Used in ‘Death with Dignity' Is the Same Used in Executions 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z The pentobarbital has made him unconscious without incident. The execution of Alfredo Prieto: Witnessing a serial killer’s final moments 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Virginia's lethal injection protocol calls for the use of pentobarbital, a sedative, at the beginning of the execution. Virginia executes convicted serial killer for killing couple; 1st execution in nearly 3 years 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z A spokesman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said the supply of pentobarbital given to Virginia in August was legally purchased from a compounding pharmacy and tested for potency and purity. Death Penalty States Face Hurdles in Carrying Out Executions 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Virginia’s lethal injection protocol calls for the use of pentobarbital, a sedative, at the beginning of the execution. Virginia Executes Convicted Serial Killer Alfredo Prieto 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z It first started when opponents to the death penalty tried to do away with the practice through limiting the overall availability of pentobarbital. Drug Used in ‘Death with Dignity' Is the Same Used in Executions 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Judge Hudson lifts the stay on the execution, ruling that Prieto’s lawyers had not shown that the drug pentobarbital would cause him pain. The execution of Alfredo Prieto: Witnessing a serial killer’s final moments 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z The 49-year-old was injected with a lethal three-drug combination, including the sedative pentobarbital, which Virginia received from the Texas prison system. Virginia executes convicted serial killer for killing couple; 1st execution in nearly 3 years 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Virginia officials argued that Texas has used compounded pentobarbital successfully in 24 executions in two years. Death Penalty States Face Hurdles in Carrying Out Executions 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Prieto’s attorneys filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to halt the execution until Virginia officials disclose more information about the supply of pentobarbital, which Virginia received from Texas because another sedative it planned to use expired. Virginia Executes Convicted Serial Killer Alfredo Prieto 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Virginia’s correctional agency received pentobarbital from Texas recently, and lawyers who were defending the man it was meant for, Alfredo Prieto, accused Texas of compounding or producing the drug within its own department. Drug Used in ‘Death with Dignity' Is the Same Used in Executions 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z A compounding pharmacy produced the pentobarbital and Virginia obtained it from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Lawyers for Virginia serial killer seek halt to execution 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Prieto's attorneys filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to halt the execution until Virginia officials disclose more information about the supply of pentobarbital, which Virginia received from Texas because another sedative it planned to use expired. Virginia executes convicted serial killer for killing couple; 1st execution in nearly 3 years 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Texas was returning a favor: In 2013, Texas officials facing a shortage of pentobarbital were given the drug by Virginia. Death Penalty States Face Hurdles in Carrying Out Executions 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z In Virginia, a federal court postponed the execution of Alfredo Prieto on Wednesday after his attorneys sought to learn the original source of the pentobarbital the state intended to use on the death row inmate. Untested drugs, secret sources: the controversy over executions rages on 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z They revealed in 2011 that Lundbeck, a Danish pharmaceutical company, was selling pentobarbital to the U.S. and that it was being used used in executions – a practice banned in Europe. Drug Used in ‘Death with Dignity' Is the Same Used in Executions 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Prieto's lawyers had sought to halt the execution until the producer of the pentobarbital was named. Lawyers for Virginia serial killer seek halt to execution 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Like many states, Virginia uses three drugs in its execution process: a sedative, pentobarbital, to render the inmate unconscious; rocuronium bromide, to stop the person’s breathing; and potassium chloride, which stops the heart. Judge puts Prieto execution on hold for hearing on lethal injection drug 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z And in Virginia, a federal judge temporarily halted Thursday’s scheduled execution of Alfredo Prieto after his attorneys raised questions about the state's planned use of pentobarbital supplied by the Texas prison system. Despite Pope Francis' pleas for mercy, several U.S. inmates set to be executed soon 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z In 2013, Virginia officials gave Texas pentobarbital for use in its own executions. Untested drugs, secret sources: the controversy over executions rages on 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z The first drug will be pentobarbital, which Virginia obtained from Texas because its supply of midazolam expires on Wednesday, said Lisa Kinney, a spokeswoman for the Virginia Department of Corrections. Va. governor rejects bid to halt inmate’s execution 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Hudson said during the hearing that pentobarbital had been used effectively 24 times in Texas executions. Lawyers for Virginia serial killer seek halt to execution 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z In 2012, South Dakota inmate Eric Robert’s skin turned bluish, his eyes remained open, and it took more than 20 minutes for him to die after receiving pentobarbital. Judge puts Prieto execution on hold for hearing on lethal injection drug 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z In a June court filing, the department revealed that it did its own test on a new batch of pentobarbital made by the same compounding pharmacist who made the drug meant for Gissendaner’s execution. Judge declines to halt execution of female inmate in Georgia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Georgia executes inmates by injecting them with pentobarbital. Things to know about the upcoming execution of the only woman on Georgia's death row 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Texas prisons spokesman Jason Clark said the three vials of pentobarbital given to Virginia were legally purchased from a compounding pharmacy, which he declined to name. Texas prison agency supplying Virginia with lethal drug for scheduled execution next week 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Last spring Texas admitted to an acute shortage of pentobarbital and, like other death penalty states, enacted a state law keeping the identity of drug suppliers confidential, supposedly to safeguard them from threats. Virginia to execute convicted murderer after Texas supplies lethal injection drug 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Virginia’s “use of compounded pentobarbital provided” by Texas, attorneys Elizabeth Peiffer and Robert Lee wrote, “presents an unnecessary and unreasonable risk of pain and suffering.” Judge puts Prieto execution on hold for hearing on lethal injection drug 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z On March 2, 2015, her lethal injection was postponed due to a cloudiness detected in the pentobarbital. A Stand Against Death 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z For Tuesday's scheduled execution, the department plans to use the same compounding pharmacist who provided the pentobarbital for Gissendaner's previous execution dates, spokeswoman Gwendolyn Hogan said. Things to know about the upcoming execution of the only woman on Georgia's death row 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Virginia prison officials gave Texas pentobarbital to use as a backup in 2013, and when asked for help by Virginia earlier this year, "we reciprocated," Clark said. Texas prison agency supplying Virginia with lethal drug for scheduled execution next week 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Lawyers attempting to stop Oklahoma inmates being executed using the controversial sedative midazolam claim in court papers that Texas is making its own pentobarbital. Virginia to execute convicted murderer after Texas supplies lethal injection drug 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z District Court Judge Jeffrey Sherlock decided Thursday to strike a portion of testimony from a pharmacist the state brought in to defend its plan to use pentobarbital in lethal injections. Execution drug trial ends with witness credibility dispute 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z But while executions have slowed elsewhere, Missouri is ramping up, ever since it secured a new, secret source for the execution drug pentobarbital. For one Missouri lawyer, eight clients executed in 18 months - BBC News 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z In a lethal injection, pentobarbital would be administered first to render the inmate unconscious, followed by pancuronium bromide. Trial over execution drug begins in Helena 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Texas has said it buys its pentobarbital from a compounding pharmacy because traditional drug manufacturers have balked at providing drugs for use in executions. Texas prison agency supplying Virginia with lethal drug for scheduled execution next week 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Related: Michael Taylor executed by Missouri using compounded pentobarbital “They just take forever to do the deed,” Edlund told the Associated Press in an interview this week. Missouri death row inmate appeals to supreme court to halt execution 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z Dean of Auburn University’s pharmacy school Dr. Roswell Lee Evans said in court that pentobarbital is by definition an ultra-fast acting drug, as state law requires. Execution drug trial ends with witness credibility dispute 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Montana’s two death row inmates say the sedative pentobarbital does not adhere to a state law requiring an ultra fast-acting barbiturate be used in capital punishment. Montana judge moves lethal injection challenge to trial 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z “Whereas with pentobarbital, the prisoner continues to talk and increasingly slurs their words.” Trial over execution drug begins in Helena 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Virginia prison officials also confirmed the trade, saying they needed pentobarbital to replace a dose of another drug they intended to use, midazolam, that will soon expire. Texas prison agency supplying Virginia with lethal drug for scheduled execution next week 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Judge Jeffrey Sherlock will decide Thursday whether to rule on the state’s plan to use the sedative pentobarbital or send the case to trial on Sept. 2. Judge hears arguments on Montana’s lethal injection method 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Sherlock must now resolve whether pentobarbital would cause undue pain and suffering. Execution drug trial ends with witness credibility dispute 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z State rules call for the use of compounded pentobarbital for its lethal injections. Tennessee Judge Rules Lethal Injection is Constitutional 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Thiopental is one of those three, but pentobarbital isn’t,” he said. Trial over execution drug begins in Helena 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z In the Thursday court filing, which is part of a multi-tiered effort to stop Glossip's execution, his attorneys argue that Oklahoma law states that pentobarbital is the preferred drug to be used in executions. Texas prison agency supplying Virginia with lethal drug for scheduled execution next week 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Midazolam, pentobarbital and other barbiturates or sedatives are used to render inmates unconscious as part of various state approaches to executing people. Judge hears arguments on Montana’s lethal injection method 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Earlier, however, Hood’s office said it would wait until a replacement drug was found for pentobarbital. Attorney general seeks execution date for death row inmate 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z The method calls for a barbiturate like pentobarbital to be followed by a paralytic agent called pancuronium bromide. Montana lethal injection challenge set for trial 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied several appeals from Zink's lawyers to halt his execution, including claims that Missouri officials would be violating federal law by using pentobarbital obtained from a compounding pharmacy. Missouri man is first to be executed since Supreme Court ruling 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Glossip's attorneys cite the Virginia-Texas exchange as proof that the drug is available, and included a photo of what they said were three bottles of pentobarbital with April 2016 expiration dates in Texas' possession. Texas prison agency supplying Virginia with lethal drug for scheduled execution next week 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z District Judge Henry T. Wingate in Mississippi issued a temporary restraining order that put that state’s use of pentobarbital and midazolam on hold. Judge hears arguments on Montana’s lethal injection method 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Lawyers for Zink have filed a flurry of appeals seeking to halt the execution, including claims that Missouri officials will be violating federal law by using compounded pentobarbital in the execution. Missouri to execute man who killed teenage girl and left body in cemetery 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Ron Waterman, one of two attorneys representing Smith and Gollehon, argues that the updated injection procedure is still invalid because pentobarbital is not an ultra-fast acting barbiturate, as Montana law requires. Montana lethal injection challenge set for trial 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z But he also said compounded pentobarbital is considered a high-risk category of compounding, even when everything is done correctly. News briefs from around Tennessee at 1:58 a.m. EDT 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Glossip's lawyers also assert in their Thursday federal court filing that Texas was "compounding or producing pentobarbital within its department for use in executions." Texas prison agency supplying Virginia with lethal drug for scheduled execution next week 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Tennessee's current lethal injection protocol uses the drug pentobarbital compounded by a pharmacist. Trial begins over Tennessee execution method; inmates challenging lethal injection drug 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z The state then revised its protocol again to use pentobarbital as the sole lethal drug. Missouri to execute man who killed teenage girl and left body in cemetery 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Ohio’s current policy calls for single doses of either sodium thiopental or pentobarbital, both powerful sedatives. Lethal injection: Ohio has eyed drugs overseas despite ban on purchases 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z The other states use other drugs, including pentobarbital, or do not specify the drugs they use. States Snub Execution Drug Approved by Supreme Court 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z For years, states used barbiturates such as sodium thiopental and pentobarbital in lethal injections that would render an inmate unconscious before additional drugs were administered. Supreme Court Ruling Won't Stop Search for Execution Drugs 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Dr. David Lubarsky, chief medical officer for the University of Miami health system and chair of the anesthesiology department, testified for several hours about how powerful anesthetics like pentobarbital work in the body. Trial begins over Tennessee execution method; inmates challenging lethal injection drug 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z South Carolina’s supply of pentobarbital, one of three drugs in the state’s lethal injection, expired in 2013. Call for death penalty in shooting, but state lacks the drug 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z South Carolina's supply of pentobarbital, one of three drugs in the state's lethal injection, expired in 2013. Call for death penalty in shooting, but state lacks the drug 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z He began snoring as the lethal dose of pentobarbital began and all movement stopped within about a minute. Texas man executed for slaying of auto mechanic in 2001 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Missouri prosecutors opposing a stay said in court filings that the state had carried out "uniformly rapid and painless executions on almost a monthly basis using pentobarbital as the lethal chemical since November 2013." Missouri to execute convicted killer of girlfriend and her daughter 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Another is set for June 18 and Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials said they have enough pentobarbital to carry it out. Texas inmate, 67, executed for slayings 31 years ago 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z The second is set for June 18, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials said they have enough of the execution drug pentobarbital to carry it out. Harvard’s $400 million donation from hedge-fund billionaire is largest ever 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z After six previous stays of execution, he finally ran out of options and was put to death with a lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, near Houston. Texas executes Lester Bower after 31 years on death row 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z He’d be the eighth inmate given a lethal dose of pentobarbital this year in Texas, which carries out capital punishment more than any other state. Texas inmate, 67, set for execution in slayings 31 years ago 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z They warned that pentobarbital is detectable in a person’s body after death — but that didn’t matter to Sandy. The Last Day of Her Life 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z As the lethal dose of pentobarbital took effect, he snored quietly about six times and then stopped moving. Texas inmate, 67, executed for slayings 31 years ago 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z “We continue to explore all options including the continued use of pentobarbital or alternate drugs to use in the lethal injection process.” Texas, Nebraska defy death penalty abolitionists, obtain lethal injection drugs 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Related: 30 years on death row and many appeals later, 'deck is always stacked against you' Bower is the eighth Texas prisoner executed this year using compounded pentobarbital from an unknown source. Texas executes Lester Bower after 31 years on death row 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Derrick Dewayne Charles' lethal injection on Tuesday only left Texas with enough pentobarbital to accommodate the execution of inmate Lester Bower set for June 3. Texas obtains new supply of pentobarbital for execution use 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z One morning during one of Sandy’s frequent phone calls to her sister in Oregon, she told her about the decision to use pentobarbital. The Last Day of Her Life 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Charles' execution leaves the Texas Department of Criminal Justice with enough pentobarbital to carry out the first one, set for June 3. Houston man convicted of killing 3 put to death 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Charles’ execution leaves the Texas Department of Criminal Justice with enough pentobarbital to carry out the first one, set for June 3. Houston man convicted of killing 3 put to death 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Mississippi’s current supply of pentobarbital is supposed to expire May 20. Analysis: Mississippi battling execution issues on 2 fronts 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z "We continue to explore all options including the continued use of pentobarbital or alternate drugs to use in the lethal injection process." Texas obtains new supply of pentobarbital for execution use 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z On the phone that day, Sandy told Bev that pentobarbital was a controlled substance in the United States. The Last Day of Her Life 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z The plaintiffs’ lawyers say even more states are considering using the drug, as other anesthetics employed in executions, like pentobarbital, are becoming more difficult to acquire. Lethal Injection Case Splits Supreme Court 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z He would be the first inmate executed with a new small supply of pentobarbital recently obtained by Texas prison officials. Man set to be executed for killing San Antonio officer 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z If the state cannot obtain pentobarbital, there is no backup method of execution. Analysis: Mississippi battling execution issues on 2 fronts 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z Tennessee's injection protocol currently calls for a single drug, the sedative pentobarbital. Tennessee temporarily suspends executions statewide 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z For the time being, she could leave the pentobarbital on a shelf, comforted by the knowledge that it was there. The Last Day of Her Life 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Ruble says in the affidavit that the main ingredient for pentobarbital is unavailable from the six primary commercial sources that compounding pharmacists buy their ingredients from. Tennessee high court postpones all scheduled execution dates 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z Some states switched to using just one drug, often pentobarbital, a barbiturate. Oklahoma's New Execution Experiment: Death by Nitrogen 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z They are opposing the state’s plans to execute prisoners by mixing pentobarbital from ingredients it purchased from a compounding pharmacy in Grenada. Analysis: Mississippi battling execution issues on 2 fronts 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z An affidavit submitted recently on the inmates' behalf suggests that shortages will prevent the state from getting the pentobarbital it needs, the AP reports. Tennessee temporarily suspends executions statewide 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z Sandy took anti-nausea medicine and poured herself a glass of wine; she had read that drinking alcohol after taking the pentobarbital would mask its bitter taste and speed its action. The Last Day of Her Life 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z He took several deep breaths after the execution drug pentobarbital began taking effect, then began snoring. Texas executes man for 2002 killing of police officer 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Texas, for example, is down to enough pentobarbital for just a handful of executions. Oklahoma's New Execution Experiment: Death by Nitrogen 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z An execution scheduled for March 2 in Georgia, which also does not release such information, was halted at the last minute after corrections officials said the execution drug - compounded pentobarbital - appeared cloudy. Health providers’ stand could invite other execution methods 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Also this month, an execution in Georgia was put off when prison authorities questioned the appearance of the compounded pentobarbital they planned to use. Pharmacists’ group discourages providing execution drugs 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z She poured the pentobarbital into a glass and set it next to the wineglass. The Last Day of Her Life 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z “We continue to explore all options including the continued used of pentobarbital or alternate drugs to use in the lethal injection process,” he said. Texas prison agency replenishes execution drug supply 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z "We continue to explore all options including the continued used of pentobarbital or alternate drugs to use in the lethal injection process," he said. Texas prison agency replenishes execution drug supply 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z On April 9th Texas is expected to use its last dose of pentobarbital, its preferred drug; earlier this month Georgia delayed an execution to check the quality of its supply. The drugs don’t work 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z In an interview after Tuesday’s meeting, Stirling told The Associated Press that he was pleased that the bill was moving forward and that, in the meantime, his agency continues its search for more pentobarbital. S. Carolina advances bill to shield execution-drug sellers 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z After reading about it, Sandy thought pentobarbital was what she was looking for. The Last Day of Her Life 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z His punishment would have depleted the state’s supply of pentobarbital used for lethal injections. Oregon is first in the nation to make voter registration automatic 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Instead, the prisons department said it will use one of two drugs in future executions: pentobarbital or sodium thiopental. A look at how some states handle execution drug shortage 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z It’s now been nearly three years since Texas began using pentobarbital as its only capital punishment drug, switching in July 2012 after one of the chemicals in the previous three-drug mixture no longer was available. Texas prison agency seeks to replenish execution drug supply 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Although Texas, traditionally the nation's busiest death penalty state, faces the most imminent deadline for replenishing its pentobarbital supply, other states are experiencing similar problems. Texas prison agency seeks to replenish execution drug supply 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Next she had to trim the foil off the collar of the 100-milliliter vial of pentobarbital using manicure scissors and remove the small rubber stopper. The Last Day of Her Life 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Georgia officials made the decision after consulting with a pharmacist, according to The New York Times, even though state officials said that its pentobarbital supply had been tested and was cleared for use. Georgia Postpones 2 Executions Over ‘Cloudy’ Drugs 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z The state is searching to replenish its pentobarbital supply. A look at how some states handle execution drug shortage 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z The last 17 Texas executions, stretching back to September 2013, have used compounded pentobarbital, and the last nine from compounding pharmacies the state has refused to identify. Texas prison agency seeks to replenish execution drug supply 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z "We're not ruling anything out, but clearly securing additional pentobarbital is part of our game plan." Texas prison agency seeks to replenish execution drug supply 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Texas and Missouri also use single doses of pentobarbital for executions. Georgia Temporarily Stops Executions 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Georgia has not released the name of its drug supplier, and it’s unclear when its current batch of pentobarbital was due to expire. Georgia Postpones 2 Executions Over ‘Cloudy’ Drugs 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z After its supply of execution drug pentobarbital expired in March 2013, the state turned to a compounding pharmacy. A look at how some states handle execution drug shortage 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Although Texas, traditionally the nation’s busiest death penalty state, faces the most imminent deadline for replenishing its pentobarbital supply, other states are experiencing similar problems. Texas prison agency seeks to replenish execution drug supply 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Last week, a Georgia woman's execution was delayed, then called off, when prison officials said they noticed the compounded pentobarbital planned for her lethal injection appeared cloudy, rather than clear. Texas prison agency seeks to replenish execution drug supply 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Gissendaner, the only female prisoner on Georgia's death row, was slated to die at 7 p.m. on Monday from an injection of the drug pentobarbital. Georgia postpones executions over lethal injection drug 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Georgia uses a single drug — pentobarbital, a barbiturate — for its lethal injections. Execution of Georgia Woman Is Postponed Indefinitely 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z The only drug used in Georgia's executions is pentobarbital. 'Cloudy' drug halts US execution 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z “We’re not ruling anything out, but clearly securing additional pentobarbital is part of our game plan.” Texas prison agency seeks to replenish execution drug supply 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z The California Department of Fish and Wildlife says Friday it confirmed the birds were poisoned with pentobarbital but the source of the drug remains unknown. 6 turkey vultures nearly killed after eating euthanasia drug 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Supreme Court refused to halt the execution over concerns about Missouri's secretive process for obtaining and using the lethal injection drug pentobarbital. Missouri man executed for killing neighbor in 1990 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Missouri obtains its execution drug, pentobarbital, from an unnamed compounding pharmacy, and prison officials refuse to disclose details about how or if it is tested. Missouri inmate asks US Supreme Court to stop his execution 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z The state prison system wants to add a drug, thiopental sodium, previously used for lethal injections from 1999 to 2011, and pentobarbital as the two drugs permitted for lethal injections in the future. Ohio postpones all 2015 executions as it secures new drugs 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Last week, a Georgia woman’s execution was delayed, then called off, when prison officials said they noticed the compounded pentobarbital planned for her lethal injection appeared cloudy, rather than clear. Texas prison agency seeks to replenish execution drug supply 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Ladd also was a plaintiff in a lawsuit questioning the "quality and viability" of Texas' supply of its execution drug, pentobarbital. Texas executes man for 1996 strangling, beating death 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Ladd also was a plaintiff in a lawsuit questioning the “quality and viability” of Texas’ supply of its execution drug, pentobarbital. Texas Executes Man After Supreme Court Rejects Mental Impairment Argument 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z She cited an anesthesiologist who said that that "sub-potent pentobarbital" could severely disable the prisoner without killing him, potentially leaving him alive but permanently brain-damaged. Missouri inmate asks US Supreme Court to stop his execution 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Ladd also is part of a lawsuit that questions the “quality and viability” of Texas’ supply of its execution drug, pentobarbital. Texas inmate set to die Thursday for 1996 slaying 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z The state formerly used pentobarbital or sodium thiopental, but manufacturers have stopped selling those drugs to states for use in lethal injections. Oklahoma executions on hold as US Supreme Court reviews drug 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Ladd also is part of a lawsuit that questions the "quality and viability" of Texas' supply of its execution drug, pentobarbital. Texas inmate set to die Thursday for 1996 slaying 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z On Monday, the state said it “continues its search for sodium thiopental and pentobarbital for use in its executions” and said it should be allowed to proceed with them if it succeeds. Justices Delay Executions of 3 on Oklahoma’s Death Row 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z "A dozen Missouri executions using pentobarbital have been rapid and painless," the response read. Missouri inmate asks US Supreme Court to stop his execution 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Supreme Court, which is now the only potential barrier between him and a lethal injection of the drug pentobarbital. Supreme Court Refuses to Halt Execution of Georgia Man 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z As supplies of pentobarbital dwindled, states considered alternatives, including turning back to older methods, such as gas chambers. What's next after Supreme Court agrees to review execution protocols? 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z Missouri subsequently switched its execution drug to pentobarbital, an anesthetic similar to the drug used to put pets to sleep. News groups back Larry Flynt’s push for execution info 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Going forward, Ohio will only use the drugs thiopental sodium and pentobarbital for its executions, Gary Mohr, director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, informed District Judge Gregory Frost. Ohio drops controversial lethal injection drug, postpones upcoming execution 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z The controversial executions in Ohio, Oklahoma and Arizona further galvanized death penalty opponents at a time when execution drugs like pentobarbital had already gotten harder to find from mainstream distributors. Ohio won't use controversial drug combo for executions anymore 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z The new policy in Ohio means a dose of either pentobarbital or thiopental sodium, an anaesthetic, will be used. Ohio ends two-drug executions 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z The Feb. 11 execution of Phillips, and possibly others, will be delayed while the state secures a supply of pentobarbital and thiopental sodium, Smith said in the news release. Ohio to change execution drugs after inmate's prolonged death 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Missouri and Texas have supplies of compounded pentobarbital and have used the drug successfully in several recent executions. APNewsBreak: Ohio execution drug supply expires April 1 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Instead, the agency will try to obtain sodium pentothal, the powerful but obsolete sedative that was used in most lethal injections in Arizona until it became difficult to obtain, and sodium pentobarbital. White Milwaukee police officer will not face charges in shooting of black man 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z The state will continue to search for supplies of the barbiturates of choice, pentobarbital or sodium thiopental, Mr. Ryan said. After Botched Execution, Oklahoma Is to Resume Lethal Injections 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z Instead, it will try to obtain pentobarbital or Sodium Pentothal, the powerful sedative also known as sodium thiopental that was used in lethal injections in Arizona until it became difficult to obtain. Arizona to change drugs it uses in executions 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z The bill’s secrecy language would allow so-called compounding pharmacies to produce pentobarbital and sell it to the state secretly, preventing public review of the contracts. Editorials from around Ohio 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z The goal of the bill is to make it easier to obtain compounded pentobarbital, the state’s first choice for executions but which it hasn’t been able to find. APNewsBreak: Ohio execution drug supply expires April 1 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Ohio's first choice for an execution drug is compounded pentobarbital, a version of pentobarbital not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. Senate weighs bill to shield execution drugmaker 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Ohio’s first choice for an execution drug is compounded pentobarbital, a version of pentobarbital not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. Senate weighs bill to shield execution drugmaker 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z That puts the state’s deadline for obtaining its first choice - compounded or specially mixed pentobarbital - by early next year. Vote expected on bill shielding execution drug 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Ohio’s death penalty protocol is in flux because manufacturers of pentobarbital, the state’s execution drug of choice, stopped allowing the drug to be used to carry out executions. Editorials from around Ohio 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z That puts the state's deadline for obtaining its first choice — compounded pentobarbital — by early next year. Fast-tracked bill would shield execution drug 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z The State of Alabama recently ran out of pentobarbital, one of the drugs used in lethal injection. In Alabama, Judges Play God 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z States where capital punishment is legal have struggled to find pharmaceutical companies willing to supply the sedative pentobarbital, which was once widely used, since European firms faced criticism for supplying execution drugs. Six in 10 Americans support death penalty despite recent botched injections 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z The second possible method is to use the barbiturate pentobarbital alone. Oklahoma delays executions again despite unveiling new death chamber 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z The 56-year-old is one of 10 death row inmates arguing in a lawsuit that the state has no way to ensure the purity and potency of the injection drug pentobarbital. State Supreme Court postpones Irick execution 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Asked whether the state has enough pentobarbital to execute Irick as scheduled, Department of Correction spokeswoman Neysa Taylor said in an email, “We are confident that we will have the necessary chemicals when needed.” Death row inmates challenge electric chair in Tennessee execution protocol 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z They also are challenging how the new drug, pentobarbital, is procured. News briefs from around Tennessee at 1:58 a.m. EDT 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Patients must be 18 or older, a state resident and able to self-administer the drugs — typically, secobarbital or pentobarbital — which are usually mixed with juice to mask the bitter taste. Chicago hosting right-to-die event 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z A shortage of that drug has forced states to turn to pentobarbital. Lawsuit seeks source of drugs to be used in Pennsylvania execution 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Under a court order issued in November 2012, the identity of the compounding pharmacy that provides Pennsylvania’s department of corrections with the barbiturate pentobarbital has been kept secret. ACLU challenges Pennsylvania over execution drugs secrecy in federal court 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Attorney Richard Sindel claimed that Missouri’s use of midazolam essentially violated its own protocol, which provides for pentobarbital as the lone execution drug. Missouri executes Earl Ringo Jr after rejecting concerns over drugs used 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z They say the pentobarbital Texas prison officials obtained earlier this year from an unidentified compounding pharmacy won’t expire until month’s end. Condemned killer of 2 set to die in Texas 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z The director of the department of corrections, George Lombardi, stated under oath that midazolam would not be used even were pentobarbital unavailable. Missouri execution contested over drug secrecy and racism claims 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z State lawyers argued the pentobarbital planned for Trottie was effective through the end of this month. Lawsuit argues Texas to use expired execution drug 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Expert testimony in the case of Hubert Michael noted that the concentration of the pentobarbital in the state’s possession was different from that called for by Pennsylvania’s own execution protocol. ACLU challenges Pennsylvania over execution drugs secrecy in federal court 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Both Missouri and Texas use pentobarbital as their execution drug but decline to disclose where the drug is obtained. Missouri, Texas plan executions Wednesday 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z He says pentobarbital is Missouri’s only lethal injection drug but midazolam is given before executions to calm inmates. Mo. corrections officials lied, petition claims 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Missouri’s written one-drug execution protocol allows only for use of pentobarbital. Missouri used controversial execution drug midazolam, report finds 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Since then, states seeking to carry out executions have relied on various compounded cocktails – including the sedative midazolam and the painkiller hydromorphone in various dosages – or with pentobarbital purchased through secret suppliers. US executions face more uncertainty as expert refuses to defend drug protocols 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z It also revealed that the vials of pentobarbital had been confusingly labelled. ACLU challenges Pennsylvania over execution drugs secrecy in federal court 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Texas responded by switching to pentobarbital, but Denmark-based Lundbeck Inc., the drug’s only US-licensed maker, bowed to pressure from death penalty opponents and announced its medication was off-limits for capital punishment. Execution drug cost quadruples for Texas prisons 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Texas responded by switching to pentobarbital, but Denmark-based Lundbeck Inc., the drug’s only U.S.-licensed maker, bowed to pressure from death penalty opponents and announced its medication was off-limits for capital punishment. Execution Drug Cost Quadruples for Texas Prisons 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z At a deposition in January, soon after McGuire’s death, Missouri Department of Corrections director George Lombardi was asked if backup execution drugs hydromorphone and midazolam would be used if Missouri ever ran short of pentobarbital. Missouri used controversial execution drug midazolam, report finds 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Several botched executions have followed, leading critics to accuse corrections departments of carrying out “failed experiments” as they seek to replace pentobarbital in the process. US executions face more uncertainty as expert refuses to defend drug protocols 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z Yet the vials obtained by the Pennsylvania prison system had pentobarbital in green and pancuronium bromide in yellow. ACLU challenges Pennsylvania over execution drugs secrecy in federal court 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Last January, unable to obtain supplies of compounded pentobarbital, Ohio switched to its backup method of the sedative midazolam and the painkiller hydromorphone. Federal judge expands freeze on executions in Ohio until early 2015 In January, unable to obtain compounded pentobarbital, Ohio switched to the sedative midazolam and the painkiller hydromorphone. Ohio: Moratorium on Capital Punishment Is Extended 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z The state said pentobarbital was the sole drug used in the deaths of nine condemned men since November. Missouri used controversial execution drug midazolam, report finds 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Each state has an execution scheduled for 10 September, and both have been using secret compounders to obtain a supply of pentobarbital. US executions face more uncertainty as expert refuses to defend drug protocols 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z The Danish manufacturer of pentobarbital, under the trade name Nembutal, also enforced its own rigorous distribution restrictions that have choked off the supply to death chambers across the US. ACLU challenges Pennsylvania over execution drugs secrecy in federal court 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Ohio's first choice for a drug is compounded pentobarbital, a specialty version of the drug it used previously with few problems. Judges extends temporary halt to Ohio executions 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Ohio’s first choice for a drug is compounded pentobarbital, a specialty version of the drug it used previously with few problems. Ban on Ohio executions extended by federal judge amid drug inquiry 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z He declined to name the sedative used but confirmed that only pentobarbital is used for lethal injection. Missouri used controversial execution drug midazolam, report finds 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z In Ohio, authorities have been unable to obtain supplies of the drug pentobarbital, a speciality version of a drug previously used for executions. Judge extends ban on Ohio executions 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Texas and Missouri instead administer a single large dose of pentobarbital, often used to treat convulsions and seizures and to euthanize animals. Missouri executes Michael Worthington 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Missouri and Texas both have supplies of compounded pentobarbital, though the states won't reveal their sources, and have used them to carry out several executions successfully in recent months. Judges extends temporary halt to Ohio executions 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z But it has been unable to obtain supplies of compounded pentobarbital and so switched to its backup method of the sedative midazolam and the painkiller hydromorphone. Ban on Ohio executions extended by federal judge amid drug inquiry 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Now that the state appears to have an adequate supply of pentobarbital, O’Brien says a backlog of cases is now moving through the system. Missouri is Executing Inmates at a Record Pace 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Missouri relies on compounding pharmacies to supply it with the pentobarbital it uses in executions. Execution still on despite botched killings 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Missouri changed to pentobarbital late last year and since has carried out eight executions during which inmates showed no obvious signs of distress. Last-minute appeals pending in Missouri execution 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z The state said in a court document that it has carried out “eight rapid and painless” executions using pentobarbital since last year and so there is no reason to halt Wednesday’s event. Missouri execution on schedule despite outrcy over botched injections 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Missouri and Texas both have supplies of compounded pentobarbital, though the states won’t reveal their sources, and have used them to carry out several executions successfully in recent months. Ban on Ohio executions extended by federal judge amid drug inquiry 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z One massive dose of a drug like pentobarbital has so far appeared to be a more effective way of administering lethal injection than a two-drug combination. Missouri is Executing Inmates at a Record Pace 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z The state uses pentobarbital, not the two-chemical combination used in Arizona, and its execution procedure is proper, according to the Missouri Attorney General's Office. Missouri killer set for execution, scrutiny high after Arizona 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Arizona’s most recent execution before Wood, last October, took 17 minutes but used pentobarbital, a barbiturate. Arizona inmate was injected 15 times with execution drugs 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z So far this year, 14 executions have taken place using single-drug pentobarbital, six of them in Missouri, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Missouri execution on schedule despite outrcy over botched injections 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Soon, the Danish maker of pentobarbital, Lundbeck Inc, initiated efforts to keep it out of the hands of corrections departments. Ban on Ohio executions extended by federal judge amid drug inquiry 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z In October 2013, the state announced it would start using just one drug—the sedative pentobarbital, and the following month used it in the lethal injection of Joseph Franklin in November and Nicklasson in December. Missouri is Executing Inmates at a Record Pace 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Q: Why can't states just find another drug as effective as pentobarbital? States' use of execution drugs varies widely 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z The state altered its lethal injection protocols to use these two drugs because the ongoing shortage of lethal injection drugs left it unable to find pentobarbital. After execution gone awry, unclear if any changes could follow Wood was only the second inmate to be put to death using a midazolam and hydromorphone combination, while Missouri employs a single-drug protocol using pentobarbital. Missouri execution on schedule despite outrcy over botched injections 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z |
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