The 2 death row inmates had similar pleas: Halt my execution if the state won't let a spiritual adviser of my faith accompany me into the execution chamber.
each turned to courts recently with a similar plea: Halt my execution if the state won't let a spiritual adviser of my faith accompany me into the execution chamber.
Spencer Hahn, one of Ray's attorneys, said in a telephone interview Friday that he hoped his client had helped bring attention to the fact some inmates are treated differently when it comes to religious advisers in the execution chamber.Hahn said the Supreme Court's action in Murphy's case sends a message to other corrections departments:"The Supreme Court doesn't want to see people mistreated like this in their final moments.
They argued that only chaplains who had been extensively vetted by the prison system were allowed in the chamber. While Christian and Muslim chaplains were available, no Buddhist priest was. Speaking just for himself, Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote"that Murphy made his request to the State in a sufficiently timely manner, one month before the scheduled execution." No other justice wrote separately.
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