South Dakota Execution Law, Policy Revised

From KELO, the implementation of a new execution policy that clears the way to execute Elijah Page as he requested last year.

The new policy, which takes effect July first, lists the three drugs prison officials will use in Page's execution. One renders the inmate unconscious, the second stops the inmates' breathing, and the third stops the inmate's heart.

The legislature cleaned up the state's execution law during the last session to remove elements that gave Governor Rounds concern over legal challenges to the law.