Louisiana corrections officials must reveal the manufacturer and source of the state's lethal injection drugs within the week, a federal judge ordered Wednesday (March 5).
U.S. District Judge James J. Brady also ordered the names of the staff and healthcare professionals involved in executions must be released. But this can be done under seal to protect their identities, Brady's ruling added.
The ruling was the latest development in a legal fight dating to 2012 between two death row inmates and the state over its execution policy. The suit, brought by convicted killers Jessie Hoffman and Christopher Sepulvado, was filed in December 2012 with the ultimate purpose of unsealing documents pertaining to the nature and place of origin of the state's lethal injection drugs as well as who has control over their management.
The lawsuit resulted in the state releasing its execution protocol in June 2013. But Hoffman's lawyer Michael Rubenstein called the information "inadequate" because it did not include the names of the manufacturer or the prison personnel handling the drugs.
Source: The Times Picayune, March 5, 2014
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