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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sean Murphy

EXPLAINER: Why are states having lethal injection problems?

Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

A scheduled execution in Alabama that was called off Thursday after prison officials couldn't find a suitable vein to inject the lethal drugs into is the latest in a long history of problems with lethal injections since Texas became the first state to use the execution method in 1982, including delays in finding usable veins.

Here's a look at some of the issues states across the country are facing when it comes to lethal injections.

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