South Carolina obtains lethal injection drugs to carry out death penalty again after decade-long hiatus
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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and the S.C. Department of Corrections announced Tuesday that the state can resume executions by lethal injections, after being unable to procure the drug for over a decade.
"Justice has been delayed for too long in South Carolina," McMaster said in a press release. "This filing brings our state one step closer to being able to once again carry out the rule of law and bring grieving families and loved ones the closure they are rightfully owed." Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a writer on the breaking news team for Fox News Digital. You can reach her on Twitter at @s_rumpfwhitten.
Throughout his term, the Republican governor worked on protecting pharmaceutical companies involved in procuring drugs for the lethal injection by calling upon the General Assembly to pass a Shield Statute.