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Ohio Execution Delayed Because of Vein Trouble

By Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing

I saw this story when I got to the office this morning, and I was sickened by what I read. Yesterday, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland gave 53-year-old death row inmate, Romell Broom, a week long reprieve when Broom's execution team could not find a vein in his arm after working on him for more than two hours.The team began to look for a vein in Broom's arm around 2 p.m. and finally stopped around 4:30 p.m. At one point, Broom tried to assist the team in finding a vein. After at least one attempt, he covered his face, appearing to sob.A medical evaluation Monday determined that veins in Broom?s right arm appeared accessible, while those in his left arm were not as visible.Problems with the execution process are not new to Ohio. Delayed executions in 2006 and 2007 led to changes in Ohio?s lethal injection process...continue to full post

Full post as published by tcask:: on the road (to abolition) on September 16, 2009 (boomark / email).