Texas executions face delays after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear religious freedom claims from death row inmate John Henry Ramirez. Texas will not let a spiritual adviser touch or pray aloud with Ramirez at the moment of his execution.
, who had argued his religious freedom was being violated because his Buddhist spiritual adviser wasn’t allowed to accompany him. Murphy remains on death row.
“Because death row houses many of most violent, unpredictable and dangerous inmates, who have nothing to lose by attempting to escape or taking and assaulting a hostage, the rule against physical touch increases the security of the institution and protects visitors and staff,” Lumpkin said.to let death row inmate Willie Smith’s pastor hold his hand and pray with him during his Oct. 21 execution.
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