The Oklahoma Supreme Court has stayed the executions of two death row prisoners who are challenging the secrecy around the drugs to be used in their deaths. A state judge last month struck down a law that hides information on the drugs used in lethal injections. The judge ruled the law violated the prisoners’ constitutional rights by failing to disclose the name of the drug supplier, the combination of chemicals and the dosages used in executions. Monday’s ruling by Oklahoma’s high court stays the executions until all legal challenges in the case have been resolved. The rulings could help delay executions in other states where prisoners are challenging similar laws.
Oklahoma Prisoners Win Stay of Execution over Drug Secrecy
HeadlineApr 22, 2014