Tennessee set to execute man despite botched attempt on another prisoner
Summary
Tennessee plans to execute Darrell Hines despite problems during a recent lethal injection that lasted over an hour and was stopped. Lawyers for Hines say he could face a painful execution like another inmate who suffered a failed attempt in May. The case raises questions about the secrecy and methods used in Tennessee’s death penalty procedures.Key Facts
- Darrell Hines is set to be executed on Thursday for a 1985 murder conviction.
- A previous execution attempt of Tony Carruthers in May was botched and stopped after more than an hour.
- Carruthers’ execution failed because medical staff could not properly place the IV lines to give the lethal drugs.
- Hines has health problems, including muscle loss and paralysis, making IV placement difficult.
- Tennessee keeps the names of execution officials secret, but one doctor involved in past executions was publicly identified.
- The doctor, Mark Fowler, has not recently performed the necessary medical procedure for executions.
- Tennessee’s supreme court recently refused to force the state to confirm if Fowler will participate in Hines’s execution.
- There is criticism over the management of the state’s corrections department, which runs executions.
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