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APNewsBreak: Complaint targets Ga. execution doc

ATLANTA (AP) - A civil rights group filed a complaint Monday asking Georgia's medical board to revoke the license of a physician who participates in lethal injections in an attempt to halt an execution scheduled this week, claiming he illegally imported a drug and sold it to prison officials in Tennessee and Kentucky.

The filing by the Southern Center for Human Rights asks Georgia's Composite Medical Board to revoke the license of Dr. Carlo Musso over his role in importing sodium thiopental, a sedative used in the three-drug lethal injection combination that was in scarce supply. Musso has participated in several executions in Georgia, and the complaint comes as the state prepares to execute an inmate on Thursday using a substitute drug for the first time.

The complaint, obtained by The Associated Press, raises fresh questions about how states obtained sodium thiopental amid the supply shortage, claiming that Musso ran afoul of the law by importing the drug from overseas manufacturers without first registering with state regulators. It also asks the board to revoke the licenses of physicians associated with his companies, CorrectHealth and Rainbow Medical Associates.

"This is a complaint about the law and whether the person importing and distributing the drug is properly licensed," said Jessica Oats, a staff attorney with the center. "Dr. Musso was not. Georgia's Medical Board should revoke Dr. Musso's license to practice medicine. At the very least, it should suspend his license pending a full investigation."

Musso could not immediately be reached for comment. He has denied selling drugs across state lines, previously telling the Associated Press those allegations are "completely in error."

"We're not the middle man. We've been asked to do that, and I've said, quite frankly, 'No, we're not going to do that.' We'll send them off to other suppliers, and other departments of corrections," Musso said in February.

CorrectHealth has a contract with the state Department of Corrections to provide health services for inmates and assist with execution.

The complaint filed Monday includes records from prison officials in Kentucky and Tennessee who said they obtained the drug from Musso's companies. The Drug Enforcement Administration later took stockpiles of the drugs from Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky amid questions about how they were obtained. The investigation is still ongoing.

New York State Department of Corrections NYSDOCS Info 24 Hours

New York State Department of Corrections

First, if you are a family member or loved one, you may want to see this excellent Handbook for Families and Friends of NYS DOCS Inmates to help you understand more about the NYS DOCS.

Another great resource for family members to find support, information and assitance is Prison Talk

If you want to contact the New York State Department of Correctional Services to do an inmate lookup , there are some procedures of the system and some rules to follow.

You can do an Internet lookup of inmates at the facility 24 hours a day 7 days a week to get the necessary information about contacting them.

If you want to send any mail to an inmate, use the mailing address found for the appropriate state correctional facility . On the first line of the envelope, put the inmate's name along with their Department Identification Number(DIN).

Check the state's Departmental Directive #4422 for rules and regulations about the content of correspondence. Departmental Directive #4911 talks about the rules and regulations of sending or delivering packages to inmates.

Most inmates are part of the Inmate Visitor Program so that they may have some personal contact with loved ones, relatives, and friends.

Directive #4403 tells of the rules and regulations for Department staff, visitors, and inmates within the jurisdiction of the NYS DOCS.

Likewise, most inmates may receive or send personal telephone calls from or to up to 15 different telephone numbers. Department Directive #4423 sets down their governing rules and regulations. For any other rules and regulations concerning procedures, the Department of Correctional Services website contains a list of directives concerning these.

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