Judge who stopped execution orders medication for inmate

A judge in Fort Worth, Texas, who halted an execution because the inmate was mentally ill has agreed to force the man to take anti-psychotic medication so he can be put to death.

A judge in Fort Worth, Texas, who halted an execution because the inmate was mentally ill has agreed to force the man to take anti-psychotic medication so he can be put to death.

The inmate, Steven Kenneth Staley, 43, has refused to take his medication.

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