Indiana Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb says the state plans to resume executions for the first time in over a decade after acquiring a drug used for lethal injection. Holcomb's Wednesday announcement says the state is seeking an execution date for Joseph Corcoran, a man convicted in the killings of four people in 1997.
FILE - A sign placed by death penalty opponents sits in front of the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City , Ind. Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 in protest of the execution of Matthew Eric Wrinkles, who was the last Indiana inmate to be executed. Republican Governor Eric Holcomb said Wednesday, June 26, 2024, the state is seeking to resume executions after acquiring a drug used in lethal injections. INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Republican Gov.
Indiana’s last execution was in 2009, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Matthew Eric Wrinkles was executed for the murders of his wife and her brother and sister-in-law.The Indiana Department of Correction now has acquired a drug used by multiple states in lethal injections — the sedative pentobarbital — after “years of effort,” Holcomb’s announcement said.
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