Doctor recommends special execution procedure for inmate with health issues

A doctor working for the US prison system has said it would be reasonable to allow a condemned killer with health problems to partially sit up during his execution next month.

Doctor recommends special execution procedure for inmate with health issues

A doctor working for the US prison system has said it would be reasonable to allow a condemned killer with health problems to partially sit up during his execution next month.

Dr James McWeeney said death row inmate Alva Campbell became agitated when officials tried lowering him to a normal execution position in a test in Ohio.

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