This was the protocol that we needed the cdc are to establish. They should have done it years ago but thank god we finally have it. David crawford from Death Penalty focus has a new plan wont lead to clear the backlog of killers. We have more court scrutiny, more legal cases and ultimately executions dont resume. The plan by cdcr is to use only one drug that gives them four options. One of them isnt even available in the united states. Drug number two . The manufacturer says it cannot be used in executions. Reporter as for three and four day its quite literally and experimentation. Theyve been using he says using them wont be an issue. Texas managed to get its supply and i think we will find a way as well. Reporter the new plan will be open for Public Comment for the next two months, but its expected a challenge will be filed in court. Live at san quentin tonight, Andria Borba Kpix 5. Breaking news martinez tonight, an inmate died in his cell at the jail and tonight investigators are t
Live from the cbs bay area studios. This is kpix 5 news. Tonight the state has a new plan to start executing criminals again. Were outside san quentin tonight. Andrea . Reporter 60 inmates have exhausted their appeal and would be eligible to be put to death if california moves forward with a new plan to begin lethal injections once again. Scott peterson, Richard Allen davis, kerry taylor and 743 others call californias death row home. The last execution at san quentin happened in 2006. After that the three drug cocktail was deemed inhumane by a judge. A suit was filed that forced them to come up with a new way to perform lethal injections. This was the protocol that we needed the cdc are to establish. They should have done it years ago but thank god we finally have it. David crawford from Death Penalty focus has a new plan wont lead to clear the backlog of killers. We have more court scrutiny, more legal cases and ultimately executions dont resume. The plan by cdcr is to use only one d