US EditionFederal judge says Idaho must let execution witnesses watch as lethal drugs are prepped and pushed
- A federal judge in Idaho has temporarily halted all executions in the state, as reported by U.S. Magistrate Judge Debora Grasham.
- The judge's preliminary injunction requires the Idaho Department of Corrections to improve witness access to the execution process.
- The court has determined that the execution methods should be publicly observable, not just the execution itself.
- A stay of execution for Creech is pending a ruling after a December hearing.
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Judge Rules Idaho Must Allow Execution Witnesses to See Entire Process - Miamistandard News
In Boise, Idaho – A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Idaho jail officials must let reporters at executions watch as drugs for lethal injection are prepared and given to a person who is about to be executed. U.S. District Judge Debora K. Grasham told the Idaho Department of Correction that any executions must be open to the public for audio and video recording while a First Amendment case from a group of news organisations is still being heard in…
Federal Judge halts all state executions until IDOC expands media acess
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) — A federal judge in Idaho has issued a temporary hold on all executions in the state. This week, the judge granted a preliminary injunction that prohibits the execution of convicted individuals until the state Department of Corrections increases access for witnesses to the so-called "Medical Team Room." Under the Idaho Department of Corrections' current lethal injection execution procedure, witnesses are only allowed to view…
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Federal judge says Idaho must let execution witnesses watch as lethal drugs are prepped and pushed
Idaho prison officials must allow media witnesses at executions to watch as lethal injection drugs are prepared and administered to a condemned person, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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