The warden will ask the condemned individual if he/she has any last words or wishes to make a statement.
If requested, a copy of the briefing sheet will be given to a representative identified by the condemned individual.
The condemned individual will have been advised in advance by the warden that this statement should be reasonably brief...
Disposition of Body: The warden will review options available to the condemned individual following the release of the body to the Vigo County coroner.
In the Execution Room, the ambulatory restraints, if any, will be removed, and the condemned individual will be restrained to the Execution Table.
Between 12 and 3 Hours Prior Food Service: The condemned individual will be served a final meal at a time determined by the warden.
JANE FRITSCH By 30 Days Before the Execution Briefing the Condemned Individual: As soon as practical after establishment of the execution date, the warden at U.S.P. Terre Haute or designee, will personally brief the condemned individual regarding relevant aspects of the execution process..
Countdown: Once the condemned individual has been secured to the table, at the direction of the warden, staff inside the Execution Room will open the drapes covering the windows of the witness rooms.
No officer or employee of the Department of Justice will be required to be in attendance at or participate in any execution if such attendance or participation is contrary to the moral or religious convictions of the officer or employee.... Between 29 and 14 Days Prior Witnesses: To the extent possible, the warden will develop a final list of citizen and condemned individual's witnesses.
He will ask the condemned individual to provide instructions concerning the disposition of his/her body no later than 14 days prior to the execution.... Designation of Persons Required to Assist With the Execution: Those persons necessary to carry out the execution will be identified...
The "condemned individual" as Mr Wall puts it, sits in the chair, his neck supported by two kidney-shaped rubber plugs, his arms and legs strapped by thick leather thongs to the wood - "all made by the inmates," said Mr Wall proudly.
