Three Texas death row inmates allege that the state’s prison system plans to use expired and unsafe drugs to carry out their executions early this year. That would violate state
Three Texas death row inmates allege that the state’s prison system plans to use expired and unsafe drugs to carry out their executions early this year
<div class="at-above-post addthis tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/inmates-allege-texas-to-use-unsafe-drugs-for-executions/"></div>HOUSTON (AP) Texas plans to use expired and unsafe drugs to carry out executions early this year in violation of state law, three death row inmates allege in a lawsuit. Prison officials deny the claim and say the state’s supply of execution drugs is safe. The first execution, of Robert Fratta, is set for […]<! AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get the excerpt ><div class="at-below-post addthis tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/inmates-allege-texas-to-use-unsafe-drugs-for-executions/"
Attorneys for the inmates have asked for an evidentiary hearing to determine if prisoners are at “serious risk of pain and suffering in the execution process.”