Virginian Executed, Drug Maker Objects

Virginia has become the latest state to execute an inmate using a new cocktail of drugs for the lethal injection despite the manufacturer’s objections. Jerry Jackson, 30, was executed for the 2001 rape and murder of an 88-year-old widow, Reuters reports. Pentobarbital, a drug used to treat epilepsy, was used…

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Virginian Executed, Drug Maker Objects

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