Deborah Denno comments to the Kansas City Star about other states changing their execution protocols from the three-drug method to using one-drug, speculating that it’s highly likely that other states will follow Ohio’s lead.
Eliminating the two most “problematic” drugs was a good step that should be applauded, said death penalty expert Deborah Denno, a professor at the Fordham University School of Law. But, she said, “it’s not just about the drugs.”
It took executioners about 30 minutes and several failed attempts before they successfully inserted an IV line in Biros’ vein, she said. And the state’s backup plan involved injecting two drugs “never injected into a human being, ever, in an execution” directly into muscle tissue, she said.
The entire story ran in the Kansas City Star.