The rush to kill

Today, the State of Georgia plans to kill Andrew DeYoung using its experimental triple-drug cocktail, substituting Nembutal (pentobarbitol) for the no-longer-available sodium thiopental. Georgia has already used the new drug to execute Roy Blankenship in June, with...

Holding execution drug suppliers accountable

I recently wrote to Cardinal Health, a drug company that has supplied the Georgia Department of Corrections with Nembutal to be used in executions. I wanted to share my letter with you. It begins: Dear Mr. Barrett: I write on behalf of Andrew Grant De Young, a Georgia...