The Oklahoma department of corrections is refusing to name the drug company that supplied the lethal potassium acetate used in Charles Warner's execution. The company provided the drug along with the advice that it "is medically interchangeable with potassium chloride at the same quantity", despite medical professionals saying it is not interchangeable. As a result, Charles Warner took 18 minutes to die, and as the drugs began flowing said, "my body is on fire".
Whatever the crime, no state is entitled to torture people to death. Knowing which company provided the drug and the bad advice is the first step towards holding the company, and state, accountable and making sure this sort of mistake never happens again.
The Oklahoma Board of Corrections, appointed by the governor, needs to disclose the name of the company that supplied the potassium acetate used in Charles Warner's execution, and prove that no company's reputation comes before the rights of its citizens.
Dear Board of Corrections,
Stop protecting the providers of the potassium acetate used in Charles Warner's execution, and disclose the name of the company that provided the wrong drug along with the bad advice that it was "interchangable" with potassium chloride. The State should not be putting a company's reputation above the rights of its citizens.
Yours sincerely,
