"Group targets drug Ga. to use in execution" by Associated Press / June 21, 2011
ATLANTA — Many of the nation’s 34 death penalty states have scrambled to find a new supplier of sodium thiopental after Hospira Inc., its sole manufacturer in the United States, said in January it would no longer make the drug. Several states postponed executions amid the shortage, and most have switched or are considering switching to pentobarbital.
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Complaint targets Ga. execution doc - The Boston Globe
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"Georgia's sodium thiopental supply, meanwhile, came under scrutiny when corrections officials released documents in court that showed the state bought the drug from Dream Pharma in London. Defense attorneys call Dream Pharma a fly-by-night supplier that operates from the back of a driving school. The firm has refused to respond to emails and phone calls seeking comment."
Made my printed paper.
Related: Slow Saturday Special: States Scramble to Execute
Also see: Globe Raises Georgian Gallows For Clarence Thomas
US judge hears arguments on Ga. immigration law
I'm sick of division when the American agree on so many things.
