An anti-death penalty group says Alabama corrections officials apparently botched a man's execution last month
FILE - This undated photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows inmate Joe Nathan James Jr., who was put to death on July 28, 2022. Alabama corrections officials apparently botched the inmate's execution, an anti-death penalty group alleges, citing the length of time that passed before the prisoner received the lethal injection and a private autopsy indicating his arm may have been cut to find a vein. MONTGOMERY, Ala.
At the time of the execution, Alabama Corrections Commissioner John Hamm told reporters that “nothing out of the ordinary” happened. Hamm said he wasn't aware of the prisoner fighting or resisting officers. The state later acknowledged that the execution was delayed because of difficulties establishing an intravenous line, but did not specify how long it took.
The Alabama Department of Corrections prison system issued a written statement in which it noted that “protocol states that if the veins are such that intravenous access cannot be provided, the team will perform a central line procedure,” which involves placing a catheter in a large vein. “Fortunately, this was not necessary and with adequate time, intravenous access was established,” the statement said.
Lawyers who spoke with James by telephone said they were disturbed by his reported lack of movements and raised questions about what happened before the lethal injection. Hamm said James was not sedated. The Atlantic quoted a friend of James as saying that the inmate had planned to make a final statement.
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