Indiana to Resume Executions After 15-Year Hiatus

Governor Holcomb and Attorney General Rokita announce plans following acquisition of lethal injection drug pentobarbital.

Joseph Corcoran, convicted of four murders in 1997, is set to be the first inmate executed.
Indiana's last execution was in 2009, halted due to drug unavailability.
Pentobarbital, the drug to be used, is controversial for its potential to cause undue suffering.
The state has eight inmates currently on death row.
Holcomb and Rokita assert the death penalty as a deterrent and means of justice for heinous crimes.