The U.S. Justice Department ends use of pentobarbital in lethal injections due to pain concerns.
The U.S. Justice Department is ending its protocol for single-drug lethal injections with pentobarbital due to concerns over potential pain and suffering. Attorney General Merrick Garland made this decision before President-elect Donald Trump returns to office. The Trump administration conducted 13 federal executions, the most by any president in modern history. The FDA has not approved the high-dose use of pentobarbital for executions, and this move is supported by criminal justice reformers.
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