Effective Date Number
February 7, 2017 460
¢ Amended Operating Level
Operating Dis
Supersedes
Operating Procedure 460 (2/1/2017)
Procedure [im
COV §53.1-232, §53.1-236
BOC Not Applicable
Bubsect ACA Standards
EXECUTION MANUAL Not Applicable
f Pri ibiti
Incarcerated Offender Access FOIA Exempt Yes] No Office of Primary Responsibility
Virginia Department of Corrections Director
No & Attachments Yes] No *See Section V.
i PURPOSE
To establish p d for impl ing the death penalty in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
IL. COMPLIANCE
By authority of the Code of Virginia, §53.1-232 to §53.1-236, these sections require that the Director or
designee shall:
‘A. Provide and maintain a permanent death chamber within the confines of a state correctional facility. |
Greensville Correctional Center has been designated as the site for the death chamber.
B. To maintain equipment necessary to carry out each ion by lethal injection or el ion.
C. Select chemicals to be used for execution by lethal injection.
D. Provide a physician employed by the Department to pronounce death.
E. Provide six (6) citizen witnesses who shall not be employees of the Department.
F. Conduct or designate an assistant to conduct each execution.
Ill. DEFINITIONS
Clergy - A member of the ity who is issioned, licensed, ordained, endorsed, or otherwise
accepted as a religious authority by the individual's religious organization, (i.e. Minister, Priest, Rabbi,
Imam, Medicine Man, etc.). Approval of clergy is subject to security concerns and is at the discretion
of the facility unit head.
Death Watch - the last twenty-four (24) hour period of time prior to the execution during which all
final preparations are made to carry out the sentence of death.
Execution File - a permanent record containing documents pertaining to the management of the
offender while confined in L-Unit.
Immediate Family - father, mother, brother, sister, wife, children, grandchildren and grandparents.
Physician — a medical practitioner licensed to provide medical services in the Commonwealth of
Virginia.
L-Unit — the unit where court ordered executions are conducted.
Victim Witness — immediate family members as defined in this OP and/or other witnesses authorized
by the Director of the Department of Corrections.
IV. | PROCEDURES
Any of the procedures described in this Operating Procedure may be ded as needed on a case by
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case basis when circumstances require special procedures to carry out the sentence of death. However,
no di affecting the chemicals may be made except by the Director or his designee.
A. Proceedings upon Sentence of Death
COV §53.1-234 provides that "The clerk of the circuit court in which is pronounced the sentence of
death against any person shall, after such judgment becomes final in the circuit court, deliver a
certified copy thereof to the Director. Such person so sentenced to death shall be confined prior to
the execution of the sentence in a state correctional facility designated by the Director. Prior to the
time fixed in the judgment of the court for the execution of the sentence, the Director shall cause
the condemned prisoner to be conveyed to the state correctional facility housing the death
chamber.”
“The Director, or the assistants appointed by him, shall at the time named in the sentence, unless a
suspension of execution is ordered, cause the prisoner under sentence of death to be electrocuted or
injected with a lethal substance, until he/she is dead. The method of execution shall be chosen by
the prisoner. In the event the prisoner refuses to make a choice at least fifteen days prior to the
scheduled execution, the method of execution shall be by lethal injection. Execution by lethal
injection shall be permitted in accordance with procedures developed by the Department. At the
execution there shall be present the Director or an assistant, a physician employed by the
Department or his assistant, such other employees of the Department as may be required by the
Director and, in addition thereto, at least six citizens who shall not be employees of the Department.
In addition, the counsel for the prisoner and a clergyman may be present.”
B. Place of Confinement
1. Pending Appeal Process. Male offenders under sentence of death will be received at Sussex I
State Prison for pr or assigned to a facility desi d by the Director or designee.
Female offenders under the sentence of death will be received and processed at Fluvanna
Correctional Center or assigned to a facility desi; d by the Director or designee.
2. Place of Execution. Prior to the final date of execution, the offender sentenced to death shall be
transferred to L-Unit, Greensville Correctional Center.
C. Final Order and Transfer Process
1. Affidavit of Service. The Circuit Court of jurisdiction will deliver to the Department of
Corrections a certified copy of its final order pronouncing the sentence of death and setting a
date for the execution to take place. The Lead Warden of the facility where the offender is
confined and the Director or designee, shall execute affidavits of service in quadruplicate and
return originals to the court of jurisdiction. One copy should be sent to the Chief of the
Criminal Litigation Section. Copies shall be placed in the offender's record and execution file.
If the offender is at a facility other than Greensville Correctional Center, that Warden should
send a copy of the final order and affidavit of service to the Lead Warden of Greensville
Correctional Center. The offender will be provided a copy of the court's order fixing the date of
execution.
Transfer of the offender to Greensville Correctional Center.
Information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6).
Upon arrival at Greensville Correctional Center, desi; d team bers will record p
events in the Special Watch Log (Attachment #1). Daily copies of the Special Watch Log
shall be forwarded to the Chief of the Criminal Litigation Section, Office of the Attorney
General. |. Information redacted pursuant to Code of
Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6). The offender will be medically d and weighed. The offender
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will be issued a clean set of clothing and placed in L-Unit. Designated individuals will meet
with the offender to process his/her visitation, attorney and Clergy paperwork, and also
plete the notification d for disposal of his/her body and property.
D. Pre-Execution Procedures
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Choice of Execution. Virginia Law allows the offender to choose the method of his/her
execution. The offender must make his/her choice at least fifteen (15) days prior to the
scheduled execution, and his/her decision is irrevocable. The Warden of the facility where the
offender is confined should follow these steps no less than fifteen (15) days prior to the
scheduled date of execution to obtain the offender's choice:
a. The offender will be given a sample copy of the Notice of Choice for Method of Execution.
It should be explained to the offender how to complete the form and when the form will be
completed. (Attachment #2).
b. At least 15 days before the scheduled execution, the offender will be given a clean copy of
the Notice of Choice of Method of Execution to be filled out and signed. The offender
shall be required to choose the method of ion in the p of desi d staff who
will witness the offender’s signature.
c. Designated staff will ensure that the Notice of Choice of Method of Execution is properly
signed and dated by all parties.
d._ If the offender refuses to fill out the form, but verbally @ choice, staff
will note the choice on the form. The offender’s refusal to indicate any choice will be noted
on the form.
e. Complete the Affidavit of Choice of Execution Method: The designated staff must
complete and sign the Affidavit of Choice of Execution Method in the presence of a notary.
The original signed copies of the Notice of Choice of Method of Execution and Affidavit of
Choice of Execution Method will be placed in the offender's execution file. Copies will be
forwarded to the Chief of the Criminal Litigation Section, Office of the Attorney General,
the Director or designee, and the Lead Warden of Greensville Correctional Center
(Attachments #2 & #3).
Lethal Injection Equi and Supplies (Attachment #4)
a. Chemicals:
Midazolam* 1.5 grams (GM)
Rocuronium Bromide** —_ 1,800 milligrams (MG)
Potassium Chloride 720 mill equivalents (MEQ)
Saline solution 225 ml
*Six (6) grams of Sodium Thiopental or 7.5 grams of Pentobarbital may be
utilized as a substitute.
**One hundred and fifty (150) milligrams of Pancuronium Bromide may be
utilized as a substitute
b. Chemical Transfer Supplies
Basic IV. lines
2 each - primary LV. sets
2 each - Y-type connectors
6 each - Extension sets, 30" or 32"
12 bags - Saline IV. 0.9%, 1000cce
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16 each - syringes, 60ce
3 each - needles, 18 ga., 1-1/2"
4 each - LV. catheter, 18 ga., 1-3/4"
6 each - LV. catheter, 18 ga., 1-1/4"
6 each - IV. catheter, 20 ga., 1-1/4"
6 each - LV. catheter, 22 ga., 1"
6 each - I.V. catheter, 24 ga., 3/4"
4 each - butterfly needles, 23 ga., 3/4" with 3-1/2" tube
c. Procedure-related Supplies
1 each - syringe, 3cc, containing Lidocaine Inj. (1% or 2%)
1 each - needle, 25 ga.
2 each - syringe, 10cc, containing saline 0.9%
7 each - face shields
2 each - tourniquets, latex
1 roll - ECG strip chart paper, 45mm
2 rolls - tape, curasilk, 1"
1 pair - bandage scissors
d. Reserve Supplies
1 each - bag Saline I.V. 0.9%, 1000cce
2 each - extension set, 30" or 32"
e. Miscellaneous Supplies
gauze pads, 4" x 4"
alcohol pads
band aids
latex gloves
ammonia inhalants (1 box)
blood pressure cuff stethoscope
heart monitor and chart recorder
3 ECG leads
3 ECG contacts
flashlight
adhesive tape (narrow and wide)
tongue depressor
sterile triple lumen catheter kit
Stethoscope
1 sharps container
Kitty litter
f. Equipment
Gurney
3. Electrocution Equip and lies (Attach #5)
Ammonia inhalants (1 box)
electric chair
headpiece (natural sponge liner only)
leg connection (natural sponge liner only)
Stethoscope
5 gallons fresh water
3 pounds table salt
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1 fresh egg
8 pounds ice
10 sandbags
cooling board
4. Witness Procedures
a.
Official Witnesses. Six (6) citizens and two (2) alternates will be selected to serve as the
official wi at an ion. Official witn must be eighteen years of age or older,
residents of Virginia, may not be employees of the Department and may not have been
convicted of a felony. Prospective witnesses must sign a release form authorizing criminal
background investigation.
The Lead Warden or designee will use completed Witness Application Forms to select
witnesses from among eligible persons who have expressed an interest in serving.
Prospective witnesses will be informed at the time the application is sent that they will be
notified if they are selected to serve as a witness (Attachment #6).
Witnesses will be notified through the Notice of Selection as Official Witness Form of their
selection and provided with instructions as to when and where they are to meet on the day
of the executions (Attachment #7).
Information redacted
pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6).
Media Witnesses. The Department’s Director of Communications is responsible for
providing the Lead Warden or designee with the names of up to four (4) media pool
representatives, one each from the print media, television, radio and the wire services. The
media witnesses will attend the same briefing as the official witnesses.
Information redacted pursuant to
Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6).
Approximately ten (10) days prior to the execution, the designated staff member in the
Lead Warden’s office will use the Letter to Media Pool Representatives form to provide
instructions to each media pool representative as to when and where to report (Attachment
#8).
Victim Witnesses. Notification to the Victim Witnesses of a scheduled execution and the
coordination of Victim Witness issues shall be handled by the DOC Victim Services Unit.
Information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6). (Attachment #9).
5. Offender Care and Custody
a.
Legal Access: The offender may receive visits from his/her attorney(s) of record. The
offender may call his/her attorney(s) of record. If the attorney(s) call and request to speak
with offender, a designated staff member in the Lead Warden’s Office will inform staff in
the L-Unit that the offender needs to call his/her attorney(s). Paralegals may visit only with
proper authorization from the attorney and the Lead Warden or designee. Unless otherwise
approved or scheduled by the Lead Warden or designee, attorney visits should be confined
to regular business hours. Attorneys may have contact visits. Attorney-client
communications are confidential. Space restraints and security concerns may limit the
number of legal representatives visiting the offender at any given time (Attachment #10).
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Telephone Calls: The offender may place collect telephone calls on the offender telephone
system.
Visits: The offender may receive non-contact visits from approved visitors. The Lead
Warden or designee will determine the days and hours for visiting. On the day of the
execution and at a time determined by the Lead Warden, only one contact visit with
immediate family may be permitted.
Inf ion redacted pursuant to Code of
Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6). Clergy and attorneys visiting at the cell will be required to leave
at times during the last day to allow preparations to be made. Once preparations are
complete, they will be allowed to return (Attachment #10).
Clergy: The offender may receive visits from an approved Clergy of his/her choice. If he
does not have a Clergy, the offender may request to meet with an institutional chaplain.
The Clergy may visit at the cell at times specified by the Lead Warden or designee. Space
restraints and security concerns may limit the number of Clergy visiting the offender at any
given time. The offender may select one Clergy to witness the execution from the Official
Witness Room (Attachment #10).
Commissary: The offender may purchase selected items from the commissary in amounts
approved by the Lead Warden or designee.
Personal Property: The offender may have rig her necessary lee tnaterials and selected
a 0 a
including ‘egal faaterale will be even to the offender sinleas it has een X-rayed and
thoroughly searched by hand. Following the execution, the offender’s property will be
thoroughly searched, X-rayed, inventoried and boxed before being released to anyone.
Release of the offender’s property will be in accordance with the Code of Virginia, Section
64.1-132.1,
Medical Care: Medical and mental health care shall be provided as needed. Unless directed
otherwise by the medical authority, services will be delivered in the housing unit.
Personal Hygiene: The offender will be permitted to shower a minimum of three (3) times
per week (Attachment #10). After each shower, the offender will be issued clean
underwear and a clean jumpsuit. The offender will be permitted to shave upon request in
his cell and to exchange his/her bed linen once per week.
Supervision and Documentation
a.
The Lead Warden or designee will inspect L-Unit daily following the offender's reception
and until his/her death.
The usual and customary records maintained on offenders will be kept for offenders
awaiting execution.
The L-Unit staff will maintain an activity log or record as requested by the Attorney
General. Upon conclusion of the execution and securing of L-Unit, the execution team
leader will ensure that all records and activity logs are removed from L-Unit and delivered
to the Executive Secretary Senior in the Lead Warden’s Office.
Media Relations and Contacts
All media inquiries received at the institution will be referred to the Department's Director of
Communications. All requests from media rep ives to visit or with the
offender will be reviewed and approved through the Department's Director of Communication.
No media interviews with the offender will be permitted on the day of the execution.
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E.
On the day of the execution after 4:00 p.m., media representatives other than the official media
witnesses may ble at a desi d area in the main parking lot.
Following the execution, a designated spokesperson, usually the Department’s Director of
Communications, will issue an to the media rep’ i bled in the
press area. The announcement will indicate that the sentence of the court has been carried out,
the time that death occurred and any last statements the offender made.
Security Plan for Executions
1. External Security Plan.
. Information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6).
2. Internal Control Plan. The Lead Warden is responsible for developing an internal security plan
to maintain order and control during the execution. The Lead Warden shall develop the internal
security plan in consultation with the Director or designee, Chief of Corrections Operations or
designee, and Regional Operations Chief or designee who may review and approve the plan.
The external and internal security control plans are governed by Local Operating Procedure
(LOP) 460.1. This procedure covers security tasks which are handled at the institutional Tevet
during scheduled executions.
F. Execution Procedures
1. The Death Watch
a. The Death Watch: Death Watch will commence twenty-four (24) hours before the
scheduled execution.
Information redacted pursuant to Code of
Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6).
b. Last Meal: The Team Officer-in-Charge (OIC) will take the last meal request from the
offender approximately twelve (12) hours prior to the scheduled execution. The offender
may request any meal from the 28-day cycle menu, or a combination of foods listed in the
menu. This request will be submitted to the Lead Warden or designee for approval.
Designated staff member(s) will prepare and serve the final meal. Information redacted
pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6).
c. Execution Clothing: (QE information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-
3705.2(6) designated individuals will have conducted a search of Cell #1 and placed a clean
change of bed linen, new underwear, pants and shirt in the cell. The shirt will be fastened
with Velcro strips. For lethal injection, a short sleeve shirt will be provided and any parts of
the body if necessary may be shaved. For electrocution, the right leg of the offender’s pants
will be removed above the knee.
d. Last Shower: aaa ee | Information redacted pursuant to
Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6) the offender may be permitted to shower. If the offender
has selected execution by electrocution, his/her head and right leg must be shaved before
he/she showers.
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e. Custodial Control:
. Information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6).
2. General Procedures for all Executions
a. The Lead Warden or designee will make notification when the Official Witnesses and
Victim Witnesses may be escorted to their designated witness rooms.
Information
redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6), §2.2-3706(A)(2)(j) and §19.2-11.2.
c. The non-contact visiting room side windows facing both entrance hallways will have its
blinds in the closed position throughout the execution. The curtain for the non-contact
visiting room and the official witness rooms will be in the closed position when the visitors
enter.
d. The Execution Chamber microphone will be turned on only during the reading of the
Execution Order and during the time of the offender’s final statement.
e. For the offender, only one attorney and one Clergy will be allowed to witness the
execution.
f. After the Victim Witnesses have departed, the Official and Media witnesses will exit the
Unit.
g. The designated team member will ensure that a certificate of death is prepared (Attachment
#11).
h.
Information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6).
¢ h #12a and h #12b).
i. The Lead Warden will direct the preparation of post-execution affidavits in quadruplicate,
and return the original to the Court of Jurisdiction (Attachments #13 & #14). A copy
should be sent to the Chief of the Criminal Litigation Section.
j. In addition, the Lead Warden shall direct the preparation and transmission of the next of
kin letter (Attachment #15).
Information redacted pursuant to Code of
Virginia §2.2-3705.7(26) and §53.1-233.
3. Preparations for Execution by Lethal Injection
a. On the day of the offender's arrival, a physician or other qualified person shall assess the
offender and record his/her weight. Prior to the execution, the Team Leader will review
weight as recorded in the medical records and notify the Pharmacy if any additional
chemicals may be required.
b. Prior to the execution, the medical transport vehicle gurney will be setup, and two (2) clean
bed sheets and six (6) hand towels will be placed in the preparation room.
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Cc
Information
redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6).
Upon delivery of the chemicals, the label, the amount and expiration date will be verified.
Information redacted pursuant to Code of
Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6) designated individuals will prepare and label all syringes.
Syringes are to be labeled and numbered to reflect the contents of the syringe as well as the
order in which the syringe is to be administered. Prior to the loading of any chemicals into
the syringes, label and expiration dates are again verified by the designated staff person.
The loading of the chemicals into the labeled syringes (including the syringes of saline) is
observed by the person designated as executioner and other witnesses. If sodium thiopental
is to be used, all of the powder is mixed into the liquid and the process is observed as
above.
Prior to the syringes being released to the executioner, the I.V. team members shall double
check that all chemicals have been fully used and properly loaded into the syringes.
The designated individuals to site I.V. lines will collect the syringe sets and give them to
the designated individual(s) to inject the drugs into the I.V. tubing. They will position
themselves behind the back of the curtain before the witnesses enter the Execution
Chamber:
Upon authorization from the appropriate medical authority, the offender will be offered ten
milligrams of valium.
4. Specifics for Execution by Lethal Injection
a.
Approximately thirty (30) minutes prior to the reading of the Execution Order, the offender
will have the option to select one attorney and one Clergy to observe the execution from the
official witness room.
Information
redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6).
Prior to escorting the offender into the Execution Chamber, the area immediately in front of
Cell #1 will be cleared of all non-team members.
The curtain to the witness room and non-contact visiting room will be in the closed
position. The non-contact visiting room entrance hall window blinds will be in the closed
position. The Execution Chamber microphone will be turned off.
Information redacted pursuant to
Code of Virginia §2.2-3705,2(6).
The Lead Warden or designee will give the order to escort the offender to the Execution
Chamber. Designated individuals will restrain the offender as necessary, and immediately
move to the Execution Chamber followed by the Lead Warden or designee.
Once in the Execution Chamber, the offender will be restrained to the execution table.
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Information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6).
g. The I.V. Team members will site one or more intravenous lines in the arms or any other
locations of the body deemed suitable and secure the lines to the offender with tape. The
executioner wil! start a saline flow. The I.V. Team will check the restraints to ensure that
the restraints do not impede the flow of the IV. Lines. The I.V. Team will verify that the
LV. lines are open and flowing. The I.V. Team will securely connect the electrodes of the
cardiac monitor to the offender and ensure that the equipment is functioning. The
designated individual(s) will then move to the rear of the back curtain and remain on stand-
by.
Information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia
§2.2-3705.2(6).
Information
redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6), §2.2-3706(A)(2)(j) and §19.2-11.2.
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Lead Warden or designee will read the Execution Order to the offender. The Lead Warden
or designee will approach the offender and ask if he/she has any final words. The
microphone will be turned off immediately following the offender's final words or upon
signal from the Lead Warden or designee. Following the offender's final words, or if he/she
has no final statement, the Lead Warden or designee will signal the Director or designee
that all is in readiness to carry out the execution.
k. The Director or designee upon receiving authority to proceed with the execution from the
Governor's Office will signal the Lead Warden or designee to carry out the execution.
When the Director or designee signals to the Lead Warden or designee to proceed with the
execution, the Lead Warden or designee will step behind the back curtain and direct the
injection of chemicals to begin.
1. The person designated as executioner who will be posted in advance behind the back
curtain will begin a flow of chemicals in the following order:
1. Midazolam (500 MG) OR Pentobarbital (2.5 GM) OR Sodium Thiopental (2
GM)
2. Saline Flush (15-25 ml)
A two minute waiting period will follow this saline flush, During this time, a noxious
stimuli test will be performed. Unless the Director or designee signal otherwise, the
hemicals will then be 1 dmini d through the same LV. line.
At any time the Director or designee may direct that the executioner administer an
additional dose of chemical #1.
Rocuronium Bromide (600 MG) OR Pancuronium Bromide (50 MG)
Saline Flush (15-25 ml)
Potassium Chloride (240 MEQ)
Saline Flush (15-25 ml)
Aw ee
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i. Recording of time
The injection commencement time for each of chemicals 1, 3 & 5 will be recorded
by the I.V. Team member(s) (Attachment #16).
ii. Use of Second IV. Line
If at any time the first I.V. line fails or otherwise does not deliver the chemicals, or
upon direction from the Director or designee then the executioner will switch to the
second I.V. line. After the IV. Team verifies that the I.V. line is flowing, the
executioner shall inister a p set of chemicals (#1 through #6) in the
same manner as described above.
iii. Administration of Second Set of Chemicals
If the heart monitor does not indicate a flat line reading after completing the
injection of the first set of chemicals, upon signal by the Director or designee then
the executioner will administer a second set of chemicals (#1 through #6). This
process will continue until death has been declared. The executioner will remain in
place until death has been determined and the front curtain is closed.
. The physician will be posted in advance behind the back curtain. The physician will
observe the heart monitor. In the physician’s discretion, the physician can use the heart
monitor or a stethoscope to determine the heart has stopped and death has occurred. Once
the physician determines that death has occurred, he will announce this and the time of
death to the Lead Warden or designee. The Lead Warden will then signal to the Director or
designee that the offender is deceased.
The front curtain will be closed immediately after the Lead Warden or designee has
announced to the Director or designee that the offender is deceased.
The Director or designee will inform the Governor's Office that the death sentence has
been carried out.
The DOC Director of Communications will notify the media on site in the designated press
area that the death sentence has been carried out. The recorder will inform the Lead
Warden’s Office as to the time of the offender's death and the content of any last statements
made by the deceased offender.
|. Information redacted pursuant to
Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6), §2.2-3706(A)(2)() and §19.2-11.2.
Information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6), §2.2-
3706(A)(2)(j) and §19.2-11.2.
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Following the physician’s pronouncement of death, the designated individuals will remove
the heart monitor electrodes from the deceased and collect all chemicals, including those
which may remain in the containers which were used and all unused chemicals. All used
needles, I.V. bags, and other related items will be placed in an appropriate hazardous bio-
medical sharps waste container. The container will then be placed in a red hazardous waste
bag and the bag will be disposed of in accordance with established written procedures
governing the disposal of hazardous waste materials. All unused chemicals (excluding
saline) will be disposed of by pouring them in a sharps container containing kitty litter to
absorb the chemical. The sharps container will then be sealed and placed in the red
hazardous waste bag and be disposed of in accordance with the above. The saline will be
poured down the sink in the preparation room. A written statement will be prepared in
duplicate describing the medications left over and its disposal and the date and time of this
action (Attachment #17). The original and duplicate copy of this statement will be signed
by designated individuals and witnessed by the Execution Team OIC. The institutional
sharp inventory must be completed (Attachment #18). The original copy of this statement
will be delivered to the pharmacist along with all unused chemicals.
The Execution Team OIC will ensure that all supplies necessary for lethal injection
executions are properly stored and secured in L-Unit. All hospital type supplies will be
stored in the designated supply cabinet which will be kept locked. The perpetual inventory
of these supplies will be up-dated and the supplies replenished following the execution as
necessary.
The designated individuals will prepare the body for transport to the State Medical
Examiner. This will include, removing all security restraints, affixing a proper toe tag to the
deceased's right big toe, placing the body into a body bag, transferring the body to the
medical transport vehicle stretcher, and securing the body to the stretcher with soft
restraints. The body will be placed in a body bag and secured to a collapsible stokes type
litter, If the deceased offender was diagnosed as HIV+, the symbol HIV+ will be written in
large block letters using a red indelible marker on the outside of the body bag along the
zipper path. A certificate of death will be prepared by the designated individual and placed
in the package that accompanies the offender’s body to the Office of the State Medical
Examiner.
The medical transport vehicle will be staffed with
|. Information redacted
pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6). The Lead Warden’s Office will be notified
upon the return of the personnel transporting the deceased offender. The designated
individuals leading the transportation team will obtain a body receipt prior to leaving the
morgue. The body receipt will be given to and inspected for completeness by the Team
OIC and placed in the Execution File. The fingerprints are given to the Executive
Secretary in the Lead Warden’s Office to process. Once all information is received from
the Records Manager, the fingerprints, death notice and finger card are sent to Court and
Legal Unit of Central Classification Services. The completed execution file will be sent to
Central Classifications Services/Central Records section.
. Once the deceased has been removed from L-Unit, the Execution Team will store all
equipment and supplies in the proper location and secure the Execution Chamber.
5. Preparations for Execution by Electrocution.
a.
Setup the medical transport vehicle gurney and place two (2) clean bed sheets and six (6)
clean hand towels in the preparation room.
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f.
Prepare a minimum of ten (10) sandbags.
Soak the head and leg pieces in clear cold water for a minimum of three (3) hours.
—— Information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6).
Shave his/her head and right leg from the heel to mid-thigh with barber clippers. Allow the
offender to shower.
Approximately ninety (90) minutes prior to the execution, remove the head and leg pieces
from the clear water and squeeze excess water from the pieces. Place head and leg pieces
in the brine solution consisting of five (5) gallons of water and approximately three (3)
pounds of salt. To test the brine solution, place a fresh whole egg in the solution; if the egg
floats to the surface, the consistency is correct. Add approximately eight (8) pounds of ice
to the brine solution.
Approximately thirty (30) minutes before the execution, remove the head and leg pieces
from the brine solution, squeeze to eliminate excess brine and place on drain board.
A team member will set the circuitry test board on the electric chair and test the circuit.
Electrocution
a
The offender is subjected to high and low voltage electrical currents as follows:
30 seconds of high voltage (approximately t750-vottsy
60 seconds of low voltage (appx. 250 volts)
5 seconds pause
30 seconds of high voltage (appx. 1750 volts)
60 seconds of low voltage (appx. 250 volts)
Five (5) minutes after completion of the second cycle, the physician will determine if the
offender is dead. If a heartbeat is detected, the cycles as described above will be repeated
until death occurs.
Specifics for Execution by Electrocution
a.
Prior to the execution, a test of the electric chair will be conducted by designated
individuals of the Execution Team.
prior to the reading of the Execution Order, the offender will
have the option to select one attorney and one Clergy to observe the execution from the
Official Witness Room.
. Information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6).
Prior to escorting the offender into the Execution Chamber, the area immediately in front of
Cell #1 will be cleared of all non-designated individuals.
The curtains to the Witness Room and Non-contact Visiting Room will be in the closed
position. The Non-contact Visiting Room entrance hall window blinds will be in the closed
position. The Execution Chamber microphone will be turned off.
|. Information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6).
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The Lead Warden or designee will give the order to restrain and escort the offender to the
Execution Chamber. Designated individuals will restrain the offender as necessary, and
immediately move to the Execution Chamber followed by the Lead Warden or designee.
The offender’s Clergy and his/her attorney may enter the Official Witness Room or exit the
Unit.
. Information redacted
pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6).
. Information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6).
Information redacted pursuant to Code o g §2. iE §2. '06(A)(2)G) and
§19.2-11.2.
Both witness curtains will be opened and the chamber microphone turned on. The Lead
Warden or designee will read the Execution Order to the offender. The Lead Warden or
designee will then ask the offender if he/she has any final words. After the offender's final
words, the chamber microphone will be turned off. The designated individuals will move to
their assigned posts.
Prior to execution following the offender's last statement, the Lead Warden or designee will
step away from the chair and move to the key lock.
Members of the Team will fit the helmet and mask, and attach the electrodes. Once the
electrodes have been attached and checked, a designated individual will move to the key
lock position and place the key in the lock.
. Prior to execution, once the key has been placed into the lock and the designated individual
has moved to his/her post, the Lead Warden or designee will signal the Director or designee
that all is in readiness to carry out the execution.
The Director or designee, upon receiving authority to proceed with the execution from the
Governor's Office, will give the pre-arranged signal to the Lead Warden or designee to
carry out the execution.
The Lead Warden or designee will initiate the execution by turning the key. A designated
individual(s) will monitor the automated electrocution apparatus ensuring that the offender
receives both electrocution cycles. Once both cycles have been completed, and the light
connected to the key lock goes out, the key will be removed by the designated team
member. A five (5) minute waiting period will be observed. After the five (5) minute
waiting period has elapsed, a designated individual will open the offender’s shirt. The
designated individual will then inform the Physician that the offender is ready to be
examined. The Physician will proceed to the offender and check the vital signs. Once the
Physician determines that death has occurred, he will announce this to the Lead Warden or
designee and leave the chamber. Should the offender not be dead, the Physician will leave
the chamber and the Lead Warden or designee will repeat the execution process described
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above.
Following a determination by the physician that death has occurred, the Lead Warden or
designee will announce to the Director or designee that the court ordered death sentence
has been carried out. Immediately following his/her announcement, both witness curtains
will be closed fully, blocking observation of the Chamber from both the Official Witness
Room and the Non-Contact Visiting Room.
The Director or designee will inform the Governor’s Office that the court ordered death
sentence has been carried out.
The DOC Director of Communications will notify the media on-site in the designated press
area that the court ordered death sentence has been carried out. The recorder will inform
the Lead Warden’s Office as to the time of the offender’s death and the content of any
statements made by the offender.
Following the physician's announcement that death has occurred and once the curtain is
closed, the designated individuals will remove the electrodes, helmet and leg piece.
Designated team individuals will record pertinent information on the offender’s medical
record. Once the offender is pronounced dead, a certificate of death will be prepared by the
designated individual and placed in the package that accompanies the offender’s body to
the Office of the State Medical Examiner.
. Information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-
3705.2(6), §2.2-3706(A)(2)(j) and §19.2-11.2.
Information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6), §2.2-3706(A)(2)(j) and
§19.2-11.2
The Execution Team-OIC will ensure that all equipment and supplies used for the
execution are properly stored and secured in L-Unit. The perpetual inventory of these
supplies will be up-dated and the supplies replenished.
The designated individuals will prepare the body for transport to the State Medical
Examiner. This will include, removing all security restraints, affixing a proper toe tag to the
deceased's right big toe, placing the body into a body bag, transferring the body to the
medical transport vehicle stretcher, and securing the body to the stretcher with soft
restraints.
. The medical transport vehicle will be staffed
Information redacted
pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6). The Lead Warden’s Office will be notified
upon the return of the personnel transporting the deceased offender. The designated
individuals leading the transportation team will obtain a body receipt prior to leaving the
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morgue. The body receipt will be given to and inspected for completeness by the Team
OIC and placed in the Execution File. The fingerprints are given to the Executive Secretary
in the Lead Warden’s Office to process. Once all information is received from the Records
Manager, the fingerprints, death notice and finger card are sent to Court and Legal Unit of
Central Classification Services. The completed execution file will be sent to Central
Classifications Services/Central Records section.
x. Once the deceased has been removed from L-Unit, the Execution Team will store all
equipment and supplies in the proper location and secure the Execution Chamber.
G. Post-Execution Procedures
1. Immediately following the execution, designated individuals will clean the body as needed and
apply dry dressings over any open wounds. I.V. lines will be left in place, but secured.
2. The body should be placed in a supine position after death by electrocution, using sandbags on
the extremities. If necessary, bind the extremities.
3. A team member will attach a toe tag to the deceased's right big toe.
4, The body will be placed i ina body bag and secured to a collapsible stokes type litter. If the
d offender was d das HIV+, the symbol HIV+ will be written in large block
letters using a red indelible marker on the outside of the body bag along the zipper path.
Information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6).
6. The death certificate and organ donor card (if applicable) will be carried by one of the
designated individuals and delivered to the person in charge of the State Medical Examiner's
Office. This designated individual will ensure that a receipt for the body is returned to the
facility for the record.
7. Other designated individuals will clean and secure the execution chamber, equipment and
supplies. All hospital type supplies will be stored in the designated supply cabinet which will be
kept locked, The perpetual inventory of these supplies will be updated and the supplies
following the ion as necessary.
8. Supplies for Post-Mortem Care
1 gallon bleach
1 blood spill kit
2 disposable body bags
6 CRUX Absorbent Under pads non-sterile gloves (1 box)
2 disposable wash basins
4 two inch (211) Ace wraps
2 scissors (one bandage and one sharp-blunt scissors)
6 eye pads
plastic restraints
Death Certificate
2 toe tags
unsterile 4x4 gauze (1 pkg)
6 cloth bath towels
1 roll cotton
Sick Card forms DC-O1-599
2 ink pens
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3 Kling bandages (2")
3 Kling bandages (3”)
6 pillow cases
12 white sheets
sterile water 1000cc bottle
irrigation saline 1000cc bottle
collapsible Stokes Litter
extra restraints
1 stretcher
1 medical transport vehicle
H. Execution Team
1. Selection of Execution Team: Prospective individuals will be interviewed by appropriate
Execution Team members and sel dations will be submi to the Lead
Warden or designee. All recommendations must be approved by the Lead Warden or designee.
The selection process may include an assessment of the prospective team member's ability to
work under stress, human relations skills, p ional d and ability to perform the
phy q of the
Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.7(26) and §53.1-233.
2. Training: Each execution team member will train at least eight hours every quarter. In
addition, the I.V. Team will receive training quarterly, or more as needed from a physician for
skills and knowledge needed for their task. Training records will be kept.
3. Supervision: The Lead Warden will appoint an appropriate member of his/her staff who will be
ponsible for team dination, supervision and training.
I. Staffing and Post Assignments in L-Unit
Information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6).
The L-Unit Staffing Pattern should be updated as needed to reflect current staffing and post
requirements (Attachment # 19).
V. OFFICE OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
The Director is responsible for carrying out the death penalty as prescribed by law. This procedure
delegates necessary responsibilities.
Chief of Corrections Operations, Deputy Director or designees and Regional Operations Chief or
are responsible for oversight and monitoring of this procedure within their respective
divisions and regions, and for other assignments as instructed by the Director or designee.
The Lead Warden or designees of Greensville Correctional Center is responsible for maintaining the
Execution Chamber and ancillary facilities, equipment, and supplies; selecting and training staff to
carry out execution procedures; and for all other provisions of this procedure applicable to Greensville
Correctional Center. Wardens of other facilities holding offenders under a sentence of death are
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responsible for portions of this procedure as it applies to their respective facilities.
VI. REVIEW DATE.
This operating procedure shall be reviewed annually by the Office of Primary Responsibility and re-
written no later than February 7, 2020.
Harold W. Clarke, Director
Virginia Department of Corrections
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3) Special Watch Log Operating Procedure 460 Attachment #1
Book NO.
Seal NO.
GREENSVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER
SPECIAL WATCH LOG FOR:
RECEIVED AT GRCC:
DATE SCHEDULED TO BE EXECUTED:
Lead Warden
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* Special Watch Log Operating Procedure 460 Attachment #1
Instructions for maintaining the Special Watch Log of .
The pages of this log have been prepared especially for the recording of important information about
the offender named above.
Please be sure the appropriate code is used in recording information and write clearly and concisely.
Be sure comments are pertinent and clear.
Any event and/or activity, no matter how trivial, are to be recorded. If there is no specific code, use
the general “G” code. Be sure each coli of the log is leted.
Lead Warden
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* Special Watch Log Operating Procedure 460 Attachment #1
Greensville Correctional Center
Special Watch/Activity Log
C — Cell Cleaned (time, etc.) M - Medical (requested by offender, doctor or
nurse visited; medication prescribed, etc.)
E - Exercise (where, how long) T — Telephone (record all calls)
F - Food (record which meal; did offender eat or V - Visits (record WHO visited; Family, friend,
refuse attorney, paralegal, etc.)
G-— General (use this category to record
EVERYTHING not under other codes. Be
specific — shower taken or refused; cell check;
count; laundry/clothing exchange, etc.)
Officer’s Name Date Time | Code Comments
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Notice of Choice for Method of Execution Operating Procedure 460 Attachment #2
Notice of Choice for Method of Execution
To be read to the condemned offender
: the date for your execution has been
(Name of Offender)
fixed as . You have the right to chose between
(Date of Execution)
electrocution and lethal injection as the method of your execution as long as you make your choice in
writing on this form at least fifteen days prior to your scheduled execution. If you refuse to make your
choice within that time, the method of execution shall be by lethal injection.
Offender’s Choice
Having been informed of my right to choose between electrocution and lethal injection as the method of
my execution, I hereby choose (Circle your choice):
1) Electrocution; or
2) Lethal injection
as the method of my execution.
(Date) (Signature of Offender)
(Witness)
(Witness)
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3/ Affidavit for Choice of Execution Method Operating Procedure 460 Attachment #3
Affidavit for Choice of Execution Method
AFFIDAVIT
I, ;on , Tread
(Name of Officer) (Date)
the attached “Notice of Choice of Execution Method” form to ;
(Name of Offender)
which informed him/her of his/her right to choose between electrocution and lethal injection as the method of
his/her execution, as long as he/she made a choice in writing on this form at least fifteen days prior to the
scheduled execution. If he/she refused to make a choice within that time, the method of execution shall be by
lethal injection. On this date, in my p and the p of the wi of whose names appear on
the attached “Notice of Choice of Execution Method”, chose:
(Name of Offender)
Electrocution / Lethal Injection / Refused to choose.
(Circle One)
I stayed with him/her from 11:40 p.m. until 12:00 midnight on that date, and throughout that time period, the
offender did not change his/her mind.
(Signature of officer who read form to offender)
Commonwealth of Virginia, County of Sussex, to-wit
Sworn and subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for the County of Sussex,
this day of :
My cc ission expires:
Notary Public
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& Lethal Injection Equipment and Supplies Operating Procedure 460 Attachment #4
Lethal Injection Equipment and Supplies
Note: To be inspected by Designated Physician’s Assistant Team Member. Inspection to be verified by Execution Team OIC.
ITEM NEEDED UANTITY O! ND
1. | Stethoscope ; 1
2. | Surgical Scissors 1
3. | Tourniquet 2
4. | Medical Tape 1” Roll 12
5. | Gauze/Rolls 6 x 5 24
6. | Gauze/Pads 4x4 4
7. | Alcohol Prep 1 box
8. | Intravenous Fluid, 1000cc Normal Saline 6
9. | 60cc Syringe 50
10--}-18g Needle 14 10
11. | 20g Intercath Needle 1” 10
12. | 24g Intercath Needle %” 10
13. | Primary IV Administration Set 2
14. | “Y” Site Adapters 2
15. | IV Extension Sets 6
16. | 3cc Syringe with 21g 1 4%” Needle 10
17. | 18g 1 4” Needle 10
18. | 25g 5/8” Needle 10
19, | Multi-Lumen Catheter Kits 2
20. | OR Surgical Table 1
21. | Instrument Table/Mayo Tray 1
22. | ECG Patient Monitor w/Printer & Battery Pack 1
23. | Sharps Container 1
24, | Kitty Litter 1 bag
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Operating Procedure 460 Attachment #5
Electrocution Equipment and Supplies
Note: To be inspected by the Execution Team OIC or Assistant OIC
Items Checked
Condition
Checked By
Date
Time
Ammonia inhalants
(1 box)
Electric Chair
Headpiece (natural
sponge liner only)
Leg Connection
(Natural Sponge Liner
Only)
Stethoscope
5 gallons fresh water
3 pounds table salt
1 fresh egg
8 pounds ice
10 sandbags
Cooling Board
Signature
Date
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‘Witness Application Form Operating Procedure 460 Attachment #6
Witness Application Form
«+ (Please Type or Print) ****
*NAME HOME PHONE
CELLULAR PHONE
E-MAIL ADDRESS
ADDRESS
*CITY OR COUNTY OF RESIDENCE
SSN: DRIVER’S LICENSE #: DOB:
EMPLOYER WORK PHONE
ADDRESS FAX NUMBER
CITY. STATE ZIP CODE
*OCCUPATION
Please indicate in the following space why you desire to serve as an execution witness:
NOTE: Witnesses must agree to a criminal history check that will be conducted by the Department
of Corrections. You must complete and sign the attached Release of Information.
My signature below indicates I have read and understand the requirements of this application and
wish to be considered as a prospective witness at an execution. I hereby authorize the release of my
name, my city or county of residence and my occupation to the public.
SIGNATURE DATE
* Asterisk indicates information released to the media on those selected as a witness
*#* All official witnesses will be frisk searched before entering the secure perimeter
PLEASE FAX OR MAIL COMPLETED APPLICATION TO THE OPERATIONS OFFICER AT
GREENSVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER, 901 CORRECTIONS WAY, JARRATT, VA
23870. FAX NO. 434-535-7060.
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Witness Application Form
AUTHORITY FOR RELEASE OF INFORMATION
To Whom It May Concern
I hereby authorize any investigator or duly accredited representative of the Department of
Corrections bearing this release, or a copy thereof, to obtain any criminal history
information from criminal justice agencies. The information may include, but is not limited
to, arrest and conviction records. I hereby direct you to release such information upon
request of the bearer. I understand that the information released is for official use by the
Department of Corrections and will not be disclosed except as necessary in the fulfillment
of official responsibilities.
I hereby release any individual, including records custodians, from any and all liability for
damages of any kind which may be a result of my compliance, or attempts to comply with
this authorization. Should there be any questions as to the validity of this release, you may
contact me as indicated below.
Signature (full name):
Full Name:
Other Names Used:
Social Security Number:
Date:
Current Address:
Home Telephone Number:
Cellular Number:
E-mail Address:
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Selection of Official Witnesses
(Date)
CERTIFIED MAIL/RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
(Name of Witness)
(Address of Witness)
Dear
(Name of Witness)
You have been selected to serve as a witness for an execution, which is scheduled to take place at
Greensville Correctional Cenfer on
(Date)
You are requested to be at the State Police Headquarters on U.S. 301 North of Emporia, Virginia, at
7:00 p.m., on . Your vehicle may be left in the parking lot; however, do not
(Date)
block access to the gasoline pumps. It is also requested that you leave in your vehicle any items which
you do not absolutely need for about three (3) hours. These include any weapons (pocketknives), drugs
or medications, propane cig: lighters and tobacco products, cellular phones, watches, keyless
remotes, cameras, and audio recording equipment. These items will not be allowed inside the facility. It
is required that you have on your person some type of official identification bearing a photograph. Your
Virginia driver’s license will suffice.
Greensville Correctional Center will provide transportation to the facility where you will be given
orientation and instructions prior to your entrance into the Execution Chamber. All official witnesses will
be frisk searched before entering the secure perimeter. You will be escorted at all times by representatives
of the Department of Corrections. Upon completion of your duties at approximately 9:15 p.m., you will
be returned to your vehicle.
You will be contacted by this office should there be any change in arrangements. Thank you in advance
for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
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‘Letter to Media Pool Representative Operating Procedure 460 Attachment #8
Letter to Media Pool Representative
Date
CERTIFIED MAIL/RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
(Name of Media Pool Representative)
(Address of Representative) City, State Zip Code
Dear
(Name of Representative)
You have been selected as a media pool representative to witness the execution of
(Name of condemned offender)
scheduled to take place at Greensville Correctional Center on
(Date)
You are requested to report on , at 7:00 p.m. to the Greensville Correctional Center
I ted-in-JarrattVirginia. (Date).
sv AEBS
Directions to this institution are enclosed. Please present this letter, your press pass, and picture identification to
the Corrections Officer at the institution entry check point. Your driver’s license will suffice for picture identification.
You will be issued a pass and directed to park in a designated area within the institution parking lot. Once parked,
please proceed to the Administration Building front and present your institution pass to the Corrections
Officer at the lobby desk. You will be escorted to a briefing room where you will receive an orientation.
You will not be allowed to bring onto the institution premises weapons of any kind, including pocketknives. It is
requested that you leave in your vehicle any items which you do not absolutely need for about three (3) hours. These
include drugs or medications, propane cigarette lighters, cellular phones, watches, keyless remotes, cameras and audio
recording equipment. These items will not be allowed inside the facility. In addition, you may not bring any writing
materials or supplies as you will be supplied with a pen and note pad. All media representatives will be frisk searched
before entering the secure perimeter. Following the pre-execution briefing, you will be escorted inside the facility to
the Execution Chamber. Following the execution, you will be returned to the designated press area.
It is requested that you contact this office and speak with Mr./Mrs. in the
event you will not be able to attend. You will be contacted should there be any change in current arrangements.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Lead Warden
Cc: Operations Officer
(Execution File)
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Victim Services Unit Operating Procedure 460 Attachment #9
Victim Services Unit
Virginia Department of Corrections
SUBJECT: The Victim Services Unit (VSU) of the Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC)
procedures for selected victims of crime viewing executions of death sentences.
PURPOSE: To establish policies and procedures for the VSU on behalf of crime victims who attend
execution of death sentences in Virginia.
DEFINITIONS: Crime victims shall be deemed to include the following relatives of the victim:
. Spouse at the time of the murder;
Mother or father, whether by birth, adoption or marriage:
. Sisters or brothers, full or half;
. Children, whether by birth, adoption or marriage;
. Guardian or person standing in loco parentis;
. Any other relatives chosen by any of the above-listed family members.
DAnNhRwWN
PROCEDURES:
I. Preparation:
A. VSU staff will contact the Office of the Attorney General Victim Notification Program to
determine likelihood of execution and request name address and telephone number of all victim
witnesses.
B. VSU staff will request offender’s file from Classification and Records and thoroughly review
file.
C. VSU staff will contact the DOC Media Representative to determine method of execution (lethal
injection or electrocution).
IL. vas Interest:
A. No person under the age of eighteen (18) years of age shall be allowed to witness an execution.
B. All family members wishing to witness an execution shall submit a written request to the DOC
Victim Services Unit a minimum of two weeks prior to the scheduled execution to allow the
DOC to act upon the request.
C. If more requests are submitted that the facility can accommodate, the family members shall
decide among themselves who will witness the execution. The Secretary of Public Safety shall
have the discretion to deny permission to all family members in the event they are unable to
decide who will witness the execution.
D. VSU staff will provide a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all victim witnesses
to the Director of the DOC for final approval.
E. The Director of the DOC will determine the maximum number of victim witnesses who will be
allowed to witness an execution taking into consideration available space and facilities.
F. In the case of an execution of a murderer of multiple victims, the DOC shall allocate as equally
as practical the spaces available to the family members of each victim for which a trial resulted in
the conviction of capital murder.
G. Prior to the execution date, a packet of execution related materials will be mailed by the VSU to
all approved victim witnesses. The information shall contain a fact sheet on witnessing
executions, Information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-
2705.2(6), §2.2-3706(A)(2)j) and §19.2-11.2 appropriate dress, information informing victim
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witnesses that they will be required to show photo identification and the original letter from the
Department of Corrections of their approval as a victim witness.
H. The DOC shall ensure that family members are physically separated from other witnesses and
that there is no opportunity for verbal or visual contact between family members and the offender
or other witnesses.
I. The DOC shall reserve the right to remove immediately any family member who becomes
disruptive to the proceedings.
III. Description and Explanation of Procedures: Information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-
2705.2(6), §2.2-3706(A)(2)(i) and §19.2-11.2
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SHOWER SCHEDULE
The offender will be scheduled for a minimum of three (3) showers per week.
VISITING SCHEDULE FOR L-UNIT OFFENDERS
Attorneys/Paralegals
Shall be requested and arranged through the Lead Warden’s Office. Visits are held at the
cell.
24 HOUR ACCESS IN EVENT OF EMERGENCIES
Personal Visitors Information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6)
NON-CONTACT
NON-CONTACT
DAY OF SCHEDULED EXECUTION, IMMEDIATE FAMILY
Only one time slot may be selected for a contact visit. I diate family ists of
father, mother, brother, sister, wife, children, and grandparents. Information
redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6)
CLERGY Information redacted pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.2(6)
At the Cell
At the Cell
At the Cell
NEWS MEDIA
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. NON-CONTACT
All media contacts must be authorized and scheduled in advance through the DOC’s
Director of Communications. All news media interviews will be done by telephone
only. NO media interviews will be done on the day of the execution.
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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Effective Date: February 7, 2017
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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Effective Date: February 7, 2017
Lethal Injection Execution Affidavit Operating Procedure 460 Attachment #13
Lethal Injection Execution Affidavit
Virginia:
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE OF
(City or County)
(Name of the City or County of Jurisdiction)
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
Plaintiff,
vs
(Name of Executed Offender)
Defendant.
AFFIDAVIT
State of Virginia, County of Greensville, to-wit
first duly sworn, states as follows:
(Name of Warden)
1. Iam the Lead Warden at Greensville Correctional Center.
2. It is my responsibility to oversee the process of carrying out executions of persons
sentenced to the penalty of death by courts of law within the Commonwealth of Virginia.
3. was sentenced to the penalty of death and ordered
(Name of Executed Offender)
to be executed on by your court.
(Date of Execution)
4. On A was executed at the
(Date of Execution) (Name of Executed Offender)
Greensville Correctional Center by lethal injection.
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\ VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Effective Date: February 7, 2017
Lethal Injection Execution Affidavit Operating Procedure 460 Attachment #13
5. Attached to this affidavit is a copy of the death certificate for
(Name of Executed Offender)
(Name of Lead Warden)
Commonwealth of Virginia
County of Greensville, to-wit
Sworn and subscribed to before me, a Notary Public, in and for the State of Virginia,
County of Greensville, the day of 320;
Notary Public
My commission expires:
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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Effective Date: February 7, 2017
Electrocution Execution Affidavit Operating Procedure 460 Attachment #14
Electrocution Execution Affidavit
Virginia:
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE OF
(City or County)
(Name of the City or County of Jurisdiction)
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
Plaintiff,
vs
(Name of Executed Offender)
Defendant.
AFFIDAVIT
State of Virginia, County of Greensville, to-wit
first duly sworn, states as follows:
(Name of Warden)
1.1 am the Lead Warden at Greensville Correctional Center.
2. It is my responsibility to oversee the process of carrying out executions of persons
sentenced to the penalty of death by courts of law within the Commonwealth of Virginia.
3. was sentenced to the penalty of death and ordered
(Name of Executed Offender)
to be executed on by your court.
(Date of Execution)
4.On ‘ was executed at the
(Date of Execution) (Name of Executed Offender)
Greensville Correctional Center by electrocution.
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‘VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Effective Date: February 7, 2017
‘Electrocution Execution Affidavit Operating Procedure 460 Attachment #14
5. Attached to this affidavit is a copy of the death certificate for
(Name of Executed Offender)
(Name of Lead Warden)
Commonwealth of Virginia
County of Greensville, to-wit
Sworn and subscribed to before me, a Notary Public, in and for the State of Virginia,
County of Greensville, the day of »20_.
Notary Public
My commission expires:
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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Effective Date: February 7, 2017
Next of Kin Letter Operating Procedure 460 Attachment #15
COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
Department of Corrections
Division of Operations
Eastern Region
OFFICE OF LEAD WARDEN Greensville Correctional Center 901 Corrections Way
Jarratt, VA 23870
(434) 535-7000
(Date)
(Inside Address)
Re: (Condemned Offender’s Name and Number)
Dear:
I write in regard to the above-mentioned individual who was executed at the Greensville Correctional Center on
(Date of Execution)
Be advised that Mr./Mrs. designated you as his next-of-kin in the event of his/her death
(Condemned offender’s last name)
and the individual to claim his/her body and receive his/her personal property items and funds.
You may contact the Office of the State Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia at (804)786-3174 with regard to
his/her body.
Enclosed, please find information relative to the disposition of offender’s personal property in the event of death.
Please note that sixty (60) days must have elapsed before any property and/or funds can be released.
I trust that this information is helpful to you.
Sincerely yours,
(Name)
Lead Warden
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Effective Date:
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: February 14, 2014
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CONTROLLED CHEMICAL DISPOSITION RECORD - VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
CHEMICALS DISPENSED BY CORRECTIONS PHARMACY
NAME OF CHEMICAL - AMOUNT
DATE ISSUED
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NUMBER OF VIALS
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Unit Staffing Pattern Operating Procedure 460 Attachment #19
Unit Staffing Pattern
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