Governor Says Indiana Will Not Purchase More Lethal Injection Drugs, Invites Debate over Death Penalty | Death Penalty Information Center

Governor Says Indiana Will Not Purchase More Lethal Injection Drugs, Invites Debate over Death Penalty | Death Penalty Information Center

According to Governor Mike Braun, Indiana has deplet­ed the sup­ply of pen­to­bar­bi­tal it uses in its lethal injec­tion exe­cu­tions. Given that the last of the dos­es pur­chased in December 2024 expired and went unused, Gov. Braun does not intend to renew the state’s sup­ply. According to ear­li­er report­ing by the *Indiana Capital Chronicle*, the Indiana Department of Correction (IDC) spent $900,000 on pen­to­bar­bi­tal in late 2024 in prep…