[00:04 - 00:12]Main story concerns death penalty in America and its methods

[00:12 - 00:25]Documentary from 80s explains various methods used throughout history

[00:26 - 00:37]Methods included burning, drawing and quartering, hanging, axing, crucifixion, burial alive, pressing with weights, stoning, impaling, starving, decapitating, and gibbeting

[00:38 - 00:45]Gibbeting is the hanging of condemned man by chains for weeks until death

[02:16 - 02:28]Trump administration has executed 91 people, including 13 federal executions in 2020

[02:28 - 02:47]Federal executions under Trump were first in nearly a century

[02:28 - 02:47]Trump has openly expressed support for death penalty

[03:58 - 04:06]Federal executions under Trump were not fully by the book

[04:29 - 04:40]Governments have struggled to find drugs for lethal injections

[05:49 - 05:58]South Carolina governor sought shield law to keep drug suppliers' names secret

[05:59 - 06:12]15 states have enacted secrecy statutes regarding execution process

[06:12 - 06:19]Suppliers often refuse to provide drugs for executions

[06:20 - 06:35]States have sourced drugs from sketchy suppliers, leading to botched executions and prolonged suffering

[06:36 - 06:49]Arizona saw drugs from a driving school in London and a random guy in India

[06:50 - 07:01]Arizona has a history of not administering drugs properly, leading to botched executions

[00:04 - 07:01]Death penalty has been used in America for centuries with various methods, including burning, hanging, and decapitation. Under the Trump administration, 91 people were executed, 13 at the federal level, with some executions not following proper procedures. Governments have struggled to find drugs for lethal injections, leading to sourcing from questionable suppliers and botched executions.

[07:02 - 07:11] Executions were resumed a couple of years ago, leading to concerns about repeated mistakes.

[09:37 - 09:45]Lethal injection is better than what the killers did to their victims.

[09:37 - 09:45]The Constitution and 8th Amendment do not allow for cruel and unusual punishment, regardless of the crime.

[10:59 - 11:08]The state's AG Mark Bernovich was not concerned.

[11:20 - 11:29]Many states have switched to a single massive shot of the sedative pentobarbital for executions.

[11:20 - 11:29]The Trump administration used pentobarbital in its executions, causing brutal effects and raising questions about its source.

[11:41 - 11:49]Absolute Standards is a company that produces chemicals for calibration, not for human consumption.

[12:15 - 12:21]The Trump administration obtained pentobarbital from a company called Absolute Standards.

[12:15 - 12:21]The BOP entered into a contract with Absolute Standards in August 2018, matching the timeline of the DEA's registration.

[12:21 - 12:33]Tennessee's Department of Corrections tried to import pentobarbital from other countries and even asked a veterinarian for help.

[12:33 - 12:52]The DOC should not have to beg for execution drugs.

[12:33 - 12:52]Reuters also raised questions about Absolute Standards' involvement in the production of execution drugs.

[13:05 - 13:17]The Trump administration and other agencies have been secretive about their execution drug sources.

[13:05 - 13:17]The Constitution and Eighth Amendment do not allow for cruel and unusual punishment, regardless of the crime.

[13:17 - 13:41]FOIA requests were filed for records on Absolute Standards, and the DEA's liaison accidentally revealed that the documents were related to the death penalty.

[13:17 - 13:41]The Trump administration's source for pentobarbital is likely Absolute Standards.

[07:02 - 13:49]The Trump administration obtained pentobarbital from Absolute Standards, a company that produces chemicals for calibration.

[13:50 - 13:58]A confidential source confirms that Absolute Standards is the company who made the drug.

[13:58 - 14:10]Absolute Standards may have been used in government executions.

[14:57 - 15:08]Absolute Standards is not registered with the FDA.

[15:15 - 15:27]Arizona's AG, Mark Bernovich, asked Absolute Standards for help in obtaining execution drugs.

[15:27 - 15:37]Arizona spent $1.5 million on execution drugs from Absolute Standards.

[15:53 - 16:08]Absolute Standards may still be selling drugs to other states.

[16:47 - 16:58]The DOJ issued a memo stating that the FDA has no jurisdiction over drugs intended for use in executions.

[17:11 - 17:29]The federal appeals court ruled that drug laws still apply for lethal injections.

[18:28 - 18:36]Arizona's governor has paused executions pending a review of the process.

[20:08 - 20:24]Other states are considering alternative methods of execution, such as nitrogen gas.

[20:08 - 20:24]The use of nitrogen gas for execution is not developed by medical professionals.

[20:25 - 20:42]The idea of nitrogen gas as an execution method originated from a BBC documentary.

[20:25 - 20:42]A retired member of British Parliament deemed nitrogen gas the perfect killing device.

[13:50 - 20:54]Absolute Standards, a company not registered with the FDA, has potentially been used in government executions and continues to sell drugs to states. Alternative methods of execution, such as nitrogen gas, are being considered.

[23:17 - 23:29] Lawmakers in Oklahoma used YouTube videos of kids breathing helium to argue for the painlessness of nitrogen gas executions.

[23:30 - 23:40]Nitrogen gas executions have been deemed inhumane and have resulted in violent deaths.

[23:30 - 23:40]Despite evidence and objections, multiple states have passed laws allowing for nitrogen gas executions.

[23:30 - 23:40]Alabama was the first state to carry out a nitrogen gas execution, which was described as horrific.

[24:52 - 25:10]The secrecy surrounding executions is meant to protect the public from confronting the true horror of the death penalty.

[25:42 - 25:50]Some lawmakers admit that lethal injection is a lie and that it is not humane.

[26:55 - 27:02]There are still over 2,300 people on death row in the US.

[26:55 - 27:02]The death penalty should be abolished.

[27:22 - 27:34]There are steps that can be taken to address the issue, such as commuting sentences and investigating the legality of execution drugs.

[27:41 - 27:53]The government should be transparent about the execution process.

[27:41 - 27:53]The execution of citizens is done in the name of the people and should be subject to intense scrutiny.

[20:55 - 28:16]Lawmakers have used questionable methods to justify the use of nitrogen gas executions, despite evidence of their inhumane and violent nature. The secrecy surrounding executions is meant to protect the public from confronting the true horror of the death penalty, but steps can and should be taken to address this issue and ultimately abolish the death penalty in the US.