Indiana Gov. Mike Braun considering release execution drug costs

Attorneys for the state are pushing for an execution date for convicted murderer Joseph Corcoran. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Newsmakers)

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun suggested Monday he could reverse the previous administration’s unwillingness to disclose how much the state paid to acquire the drug used to execute convicted killer Joseph Corcoran.

The Indiana Capital Chronicle sued the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) Jan. 21 amid a months-long battle to seek taxpayer dollars spent on the execution drug, pentobarbital.

Before that, the law was broadly applied by DOC and former Gov. Eric Holcomb’s office to shield details about how the state obtained the drug. The law specifically bars release of the name, address or tax identifier. But cost is not included.

In a new statement, however, Braun’s team said the governor has now “directed his legal team to evaluate how to provide the greatest level of transparency under current law in hopes of resolving the current lawsuit.”

That came ahead of a Monday afternoon rally at the Statehouse centered around House Bill 1030 — which seeks to abolish the death penalty altogether in Indiana. The bill author, Rep. Bob Morris, R-Fort Wayne, and numerous advocacy groups are expected to speak.

This story will be updated.

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