LINCOLN- The State of Nebraska's stock of lethal injection drugs has expired, and it appears no effort has been made to restock the drugs since the August 2018 execution of Carey Dean Moore. A review of public records found no attempt to obtain replacement drugs, and a state corrections official confirmed that Nebraska lacks the drugs at this time to carry out the death penalty.

When asked about the lack of such substances, a spokesman for Gov. Pete Ricketts — a staunch proponent of capital punishment — expressed no concern, and said the state was monitoring the status of the legal appeals pending by the 12 men on Nebraska's death row.

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