Texas execution: How much is a death worth? 6 March 2012Last updated at 06:05 ET By Daniel Nasaw BBC News Magazine, Washington George Rivas, top right, was executed last week in the Texas death chamber in Huntsville; Keith Thurmond is to be executed on Wednesday night The cost of lethal injection drugs used in the US to kill criminals on death row has risen dramatically over the past year. The increase comes as their manufacturers move to prevent them being used in executions. The state of Texas is scheduled to spend $1,286.86 (£811) to kill Keith Thurmond on Wednesday night. Thurmond, a 52-year-old former air-conditioning technician, was convicted in 2002 of killing his estranged wife and her lover in an argument over child custody.
A little after 18:00 local time (midnight GMT), Texas prison officials will strap Thurmond to a gurney and inject a series of three drugs into his arm. The cost of the death drugs has risen 15-fold since 2010, when they cost the state $86 (£55). Continue reading the main story Source: BBC research. In pictures: Holi festival of colours. In pictures: Rallies after Putin wins Russia election. 30 Most Influential Young Entrepreneurs of 2011. It’s that time of year again when we put together our 30 most influential young entrepreneurs list. Last year, the entire list was valued at close to $100billion, this year we lead off with a young entrepreneur who’s company is valued at $100billion alone. Each of these founders and CEOs are running incredible ventures that have taken a lot of sacrifice and hard work to get to where they are today. All of these companies are still private but we found as much financial information and data from 2011 as we could.
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