Prior to the chair, (detention officers) would have to put on rubber gloves and go into (the inmates') bodies.

I think the more we do it, it's safer for the inmates and for the (detention officers), and that's the bottom line ? the safety. I want my officers to feel safe coming to work. You can never feel too comfortable here.

It ended up being four on four. The officers were able to subdue the inmates and cuff them after a short period of time.

Officers arrived on the scene and shortly discovered three other bodies near the same property,

One of the concerns the state had about prior executions is that inmates were rendered too unconscious.

Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere.