By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com
WASHINGTON — States around the country are turning to the Justice Department for help in locating an execution drug, the Associated Press reports.
AP reported that 13 states signed a letter sent to the Justice Department asking for help scoring sodium thiopental after the only U.S. manufacturer stopped producing it and the overseas supplies became scarce.
The states that signed the letter included: Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
Justice Department spokeswoman Alisa Finelli told AP that the agency is reviewing the letter.
