Unmasked: the doctor who helps put prisoners to death
Summary
Mark Fowler is a doctor who helps carry out lethal injections for executions in Tennessee. His identity was made public after a failed execution attempt, which sparked debate over the death penalty and the safety of the process.Key Facts
- Mark Fowler has been a physician for 25 years and participates in executions.
- He tried to insert a central IV line to deliver lethal drugs to Tony Carruthers, a death row prisoner.
- Carruthers survived the attempted execution after a long, painful process where multiple IV attempts failed.
- Tennessee’s Department of Corrections accidentally revealed Fowler’s name, breaking usual secrecy around execution doctors.
- Fowler was subpoenaed by lawyers challenging Tennessee’s lethal injection methods but refused to discuss details.
- The failed attempt raised concerns about the qualifications of medical staff involved in executions and the risk of suffering for inmates.
- Another prisoner, Darrell Hines, is scheduled for execution, with legal challenges warning of similar problems.
- Tennessee uses pentobarbital for lethal injections in death penalty cases.
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