Ohio to use last of lethal drug supply for execution Wednesday

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Ohio to use last of lethal drug supply for execution Wednesday

By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Ohio is scheduled to use its last dose of a lethal drug to execute convicted murderer Harry Mitts Jr. on Wednesday, the latest state forced to find alternative methods after the foreign pharmaceutical supplier cut off supplies due to objections to use of the drug for capital punishment. Ohio's supply of pentobarbital will expire at the end of September and will no longer be legal for executions, said Corrections Department spokeswoman JoEllen Smith. ...

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