When there is one victim, five victim witnesses are allowed to view. With multiple victims, the victim witnesses may be increased to six; however, the victim witness slots are divided evenly between the families of the victims. If there are multiple victims, the family with the capital murder conviction for which the inmate received the death sentence has priority over the witness slots, with any unused slots going to the families of the other victims whose murder the inmate was undeniably responsible.
Victim witnesses may also have three support person slots per execution. These are persons that may accompany the victim witnesses to Huntsville for support, but must remain in the support room during the execution. Victim Services Division staff will accompany both victim witnesses and their support persons during the entire execution process. The execution order states that the executions will take place after p. There are times when pending legal issues in the courts or with the Governor may cause the execution to be delayed until the issues are resolved.
Yes, the victim witnesses generally meet with a representative of the TDCJ-Victim Services Division on the afternoon of the execution at a designated location in Huntsville, Texas. Go to Search. Effective immediately, the number of visitors, by appointment only, allowed at all state facilities will increase from two to four, per offender. This adjustment will allow for children, of any age, to visit. Click here for contact information to schedule a visit.
Witnesses to an Execution. Eligible witnesses: Immediate family members of the victim. They must be at least 18 years old. The warden of the prison or the deputy warden. Arkansas state law says that at least six "respectable citizens" must be at every execution to "verify that the execution was conducted in the manner required by law. The publicity worked. Arkansas now has a flurry of volunteers. Beth Viele, 39, from Jacksonville, Arkansas, wrote a letter to Kelley expressing her interest.
Frank Weiland, 77, works as a brass works fabricator in Lynchburg, Virginia. He's volunteered to witness four executions.
He says he goes as a show of support for law enforcement. The last execution he witnessed was in , when Brandon Hedrick chose the electric chair over lethal injection. He watched Hedrick get strapped into the chair, and saw the warden put a sponge on his head to help the electrical current travel faster. The noise is kind of a bump. As a matter of fact if I had the choice I would take the chair.
Teresa Clark tells a story about the night following the first execution she attended. They get to say their goodbyes, so I really can't say I felt sorry for them. Image source, Teresa Clark, Facebook. Image source, Beth Viele.
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