Four people designated to administer lethal injections to death-row inmates at the Washington State Penitentiary resigned on Tuesdy, March 3.
On Thursday, The Seattle Times reported that the four resigned for fear that their names would become known as a result of litigation questioning the protocol of lethal injection in Washington State.
The identities of the four have been revealed only to a handful of people, state corrections chief Eldon Vail said, adding that he does not know who they are.
The agency will begin assembling a new team, and officials in other states have agreed to send a lethal injection team to Washington if needed, he said.
The last execution in the state was the lethal injection of James Homer Elledge on Aug. 28, 1991.
Read it more here.
No comments:
Post a Comment