Several companies that manufacture drugs used in the Ohio death penalty have spoken out in opposition to the misuse of their products in executions, raising more questions about whether the…
Pauline AssarssonApril 23, 2019
On January 25, 2019, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued a temporary reprieve to death row inmate Warren Henness in response to a judicial ruling that Ohio’s lethal injection cocktail will…
Blaire AndresJanuary 25, 2019
by Prahsant Yadav Read more at the Houston Chronicle When we’re sick, we are at our most vulnerable. So, it’s vitally important that we can trust the medicines our doctors…
Blaire AndresDecember 17, 2018
At oral arguments in Bucklew v. Precythe on November 6, 2018, Supreme Court Justices appeared troubled that a lethal injection execution could cause “gruesome and brutal pain” for a Missouri…
Pauline AssarssonNovember 6, 2018
On September 28, 2018 a District Court judge in Nevada granted a preliminary injunction to American pharmaceutical company Alvogen, prohibiting the use of the company’s drugs in lethal injection executions…
Pauline AssarssonSeptember 25, 2018
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association - September 2018 by Prashant Yadav, PhD, Visiting Scholar, Global Health and Social Medicine Harvard Medical School; Rebecca Lynn Weintraub, MD, Assistant Professor of…
Blaire AndresSeptember 1, 2018
Arkansas prison officials announced earlier this month that they were halting their search for lethal injection drugs, a move that means that the state is unlikely to put any inmates…
Blaire AndresJuly 18, 2018
On July 10th, 2018, the American pharmaceuticals company Alvogen sued the state of Nevada to prevent the use of its medicines in an upcoming execution. The lawsuit sought the return…
Blaire AndresJuly 11, 2018
The American pharmaceutical company Alvogen has sued the state of Nevada to prevent the use of its medicines in the execution of Scott Dozier, which is scheduled for tomorrow. Lawyers…
Blaire AndresJuly 10, 2018