Associated Press
McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma prison officials are following a new execution protocol following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld the state’s three-drug formula.
Under the protocol, inmate Richard Glossip’s telephone and visitation privileges were terminated at 11 p.m. Tuesday ahead of Wednesday afternoon’s scheduled execution. He is still allowed to speak with his attorneys, who have filed a last-minute request to stop the execution.
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The protocol maintains that Glossip will be moved to a special cell as he awaits execution at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. He is allowed to have a pen and paper, religious items, a book or magazine, and toiletries including soap, toothpaste, a toothbrush and a comb.
Department of Corrections spokeswoman Terri Watkins says Glossip received a special last meal Tuesday, but that he’ll have his normal breakfast and lunch Wednesday. Watkins says Glossip’s last meal was chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and a dinner roll from Chili’s; two orders of fish and chips from Long John Silver’s; and a strawberry malt and Baconator cheeseburger from Wendy’s.