By AP
Frankfort, KY – Kentucky has acquired a key drug used in lethal injections, but the state still can't schedule any executions because of a judge's order. Justice and Public Safety Cabinet spokeswoman Jennifer Brislin says 18 grams of sodium thiopental arrived February 14th, giving the state enough of the drug to carry out three executions. The drug, one of three used in a lethal injection, has been in short supply since the sole US producer, Hospira Incorporated, halted production. The Kentucky Supreme Court is reviewing a judge's order in one case regarding the state's lethal injection procedures and has halted all executions in the interim.