
Read our Septempress release calling on Governor Strickland to stop all executions indefinitely. Please keep calling and writing the Governor to urge an indefinite halt to executions. An Ohio death row inmate who survived an attempt to execute him by lethal injection in 2009 died Monday of possible complications of COVID-19, the state prisons system said. Jednak niedowiadczony lekarz, który od niedawna pracowa w wizieniu nie móg. However, there are five more people with upcoming execution dates, using the same lethal injection method that so miserably failed with Romell Broom. 59-letni obecnie Romell Broom zosta skazany za gwat oraz zabójstwo 14-letniej Tryna Middleton jeszcze w 2009 roku.
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Update 09.22.09 Romell Broom was granted a court-ordered stay of his execution. Born on June 4th, 1956 in Muskegon, Michigan, Romell grew up in Ohio, where he moved with his mother when he was about five years old. Read our public records request regarding the attempted execution of Romell Broom After three problem-filled executions, officials must provide complete and accurate information for public review before another person is put to death." Officials only recently installed closed circuit cameras so news media could observe the procedure after a lawsuit was filed by the ACLU of Ohio.ĭavis concluded, "It is time the state lift the fog of secrecy that has typically hidden the execution process from the public’s view. Advocates have argued for years for greater access to information about preparations, events and personnel involved with the process. In the past, the state has been hesitant to provide information to the public about the execution process. Broom a list of personnel on the execution team and a listing of their credentials a copy of procedures and protocols used by the team any debriefing statements or evaluations made after the failed execution and any procedural changes or instructions that will be implemented at the rescheduled date. "Given the high stakes, it is imperative that the public be informed about all aspects of the execution, who conducted the procedures and what alterations they have made to ensure no problems arise on September 22" added Davis.Īmong the evidence requested by the ACLU are copies of any logs made during the procedure any audio or video recordings of the team’s attempts to put an IV in Mr.
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Broom to be humanely executed" said ACLU of Ohio Staff Counsel Carrie Davis. Raindance TV interviews co-writer and co-producer Luise Lindermair at the 20th Raindance Film Festival.

"Despite the evidence stacked against them, the state has continued to blindly insist that their lethal injection procedures work and that one week is ample time to prepare for Mr. Broom’s first execution date, details about the actual events at the failed attempt, and what measures the state has enacted to prepare for Mr. The request encompasses information regarding the state’s preparation for Mr. Organization Requests Details on Events, Personnel and Preparations for Rescheduled DateĬLEVELAND- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio today launched an investigation into the botched execution of Romell Broom by issuing a request for public records from the state.
