Officials have ruled the death of a convicted murderer who declared that he wanted to die, but whose execution was postponed twice was a suicide.
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The apparent suicide of a Nevada prison inmate who tried several times to kill himself after his execution was postponed is sparking second-guessing about his treatment and the death penalty itself.
UPDATE: The Nevada Supreme Court is scheduling fast-track oral arguments about the stalled execution of a death-row inmate whose lethal injection is being challenged by pharmaceutical companies that don't want their drugs used.
The Nevada Supreme Court has agreed to quickly take up the question of whether a drug company can block the use of its product in an inmate's execution.
Prison officials are asking the state Supreme Court to overrule a judge's final-hours delay of Nevada's first execution in 12 years over a drug company's bid to block the use of its product.
The Nevada death row inmate whose execution was postponed last week is complaining to a judge that he's suffering what he calls an open-ended and unnecessary delay.
Nevada is turning to a never-before-tried combination of drugs for the first execution in the state in more than a decade - including the powerful opioid fentanyl and a paralyzing drug that could mask any signs of trouble.
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.
The Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) is preparing for the November execution of Scott Raymond Dozier.