"Lengthy execution of Arizona inmate under review," is the AP report, via the West Valley News.
Members of an independent team that will review the Arizona Department of Corrections investigation of the nearly two-hour execution of Joseph Rudolph Wood are no strangers to controversy surrounding correctional facilities.
Ron Angelone and Kenneth McGinnis, members of the Carter Goble Lee team selected to review an investigation by the department's Inspector General, are both former correctional department directors who have faced criticism for their handling of prisoners.
The Arizona Department of Corrections has come under fire since the lengthy execution of Wood on July 23. It took Wood nearly two hours to die, during which he gasped for air repeatedly.
And:
Angelone is the former director of the Virginia and Nevada corrections departments, having overseen 85 executions. In Virginia, he was known for his hard-line punitive philosophy, which made him a target for human rights activists, but a hero for conservatives, according to news reports from his departure in 2002.
Angelone helped design super-maximum security prisons known for their severe restrictions on inmates.
Phoenix public radio station KJZZ-FM posts, "Outside Company Picked To Review Two-Hour Execution."
The state Department of Corrections has picked a company to review its investigation of the nearly two-hour execution of Joseph Wood.
The firm Carter Goble Lee, which specializes in assisting correctional facilities with planning and facility development, will review the investigation conducted by the department’s Inspector General.
And:
The department is refusing to comment, while the review is underway. Carter Goble Lee said its work will cost the state nearly $63,000.
Earlier coverage of Arizona's botched execution begins at the link.
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