Oklahoma prison report says collapsed vein behind botched execution

executionDepartment of Corrections Director Robert Patton said in the report the state’s execution protocols needed to be revised and called for an indefinite stay of executions until the new procedures are in place and staff trained.

Ahead of the Tuesday execution, Lockett, a convicted murderer, had refused to be restrained, the report said, and after being given a warning “an electronic shock device was administered,” causing an injury to his arm.

The state has come under a barrage of criticism for the botched execution that many saw as a violation of constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment. The White House said the process fell short of humane standards.

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