For the second time in 70 years, a condemned killer emerged
alive Wednesday from the Ohio death house, reported the Columbus Dispatch.
The scheduled execution of twice-convicted killer Alva
Campbell was called off when a medical team with the Ohio Department of
Rehabilitation and Correction could not find two viable sites for a lethal
intravenous injection, prisons Director Gary Mohr said. The state’s protocol
requires two such sites, he said.
Afterward, Gov. John Kasich issued a temporary reprieve and
rescheduled Campbell’s execution for June 5, 2019.
The ACLU almost immediately called for a halt to executions
in Ohio.
“This marks the fifth botched execution for Ohio in recent
years, and the second time the state could not complete an execution,” said
ACLU of Ohio senior policy director Mike Brickner. “This is not justice, and
this is not humane. Campbell was poked and prodded for nearly two hours as
prison officials and medical personnel attempted to find a usable vein.
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