Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday delayed the executions of three death row inmates amid continued struggles to find pharmaceutical suppliers for the state’s lethal injection method
. DeWine’s office said in a statement he was “issuing the reprieves due to ongoing problems involving the willingness of pharmaceutical suppliers to provide drugs to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction , pursuant to DRC protocol, without endangering other Ohioans.” The state’s last execution was in 2018.
Friday’s action postponed the executions of three killers from August, September and October of this year to separate dates in 2026. DeWine, a Republican, has issued similar delays for other inmates in previous years since the judge’s order. He put an “unofficial moratorium” on capital punishment in 2020 over the lack of drugs, affiliate WXIX reported. He said lawmakers should find another method of execution.
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