Entries tagged with “Mike Braun”
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,Oct 09, 2025
Indiana’s Scheduled Third Execution After 15-year Pause Raises Cost and Secrecy Concerns
Indiana is set to execute Roy Lee Ward on October 10, 2025, despite ongoing concerns about the cost of lethal injection and the lack of transparency surrounding the state’s execution protocols in the wake of an suspected botched execution earlier this year. Mr. Ward will be the third individual executed after a 15-year pause in executions in Indiana. In July 2025, Governor Mike Braun said he would not renew the state’s supply of lethal injection drugs, noting the…
Jun 16, 2025
Governor Says Indiana Will Not Purchase More Lethal Injection Drugs, Invites Debate over Death Penalty
According to Governor Mike Braun (pictured), 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 preparation for the execution of…
Apr 08, 2025
Records Request Reveals Indiana Department of Corrections Spent $900,000 for Lethal Injection Drugs
According to public records released to the *Indiana Capital Chronicle*, the Indiana Department of Corrections (IDOC) spent $900,000 on the drugs needed to carry out the lethal injection execution of Joseph Corcoran in December 2024. The newly released record is so highly redacted that just one line of text appears:“IDOC shall pay the Contractor the sum of nine hundred thousand dollars ($900,000).” The document does not show how much pentobarbital was purchased, when it…