10/31 5pm NV Execution Drugs
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Nevada state law requires all executions to be done by lethal injection, but no states can buy the traditional drugs needed to complete the sentences. The Nevada Department of Corrections consulted with the Chief Medical Officer and decided to carry out the execution with Diazepam, Fentanyl and Cisatracurium.Â
The Nevada Department of Corrections announced the stay after one of the drugs used in three-stage, lethal-injection protocol was disallowed by the Eight Judicial District Court.Â
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