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August 27, 2015

Mississippi: Judge Temporarily Blocks Executions over Drug Cocktail 
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A federal judge has temporarily shut down executions in Mississippi
after he blocked the state from using the drugs pentobarbital and
midazolam during executions. Prisoners say the use of these sedatives as
part of a drug cocktail risks inducing excruciating pain and torture
during the execution, a violation of the Eighth Amendment. The
Mississippi Department of Corrections is appealing the ruling.

 

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