"Again, unbelievable dosages of these drugs. Dosages that we've never even thought about using in conventional medicine."
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There was a total and complete breakdown between OK Gov. Fallin and OK AG Pruitt's offices the Glossip stay day:pic.twitter.com/EdkMpbSFup
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From the findings: "[T]he 'Definitions' section of the Execution Protocol was, and is, woefully inadequate."pic.twitter.com/FW0BdcH8DH
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This is a criminal justice system in America:pic.twitter.com/HUKWSfPReI
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"Agent 1 testified he would not use the form as-is in a criminal investigation because it did not contain enough information to be helpful."
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"Assuming those individuals had taken the time to learn the Protocol ..."pic.twitter.com/pCWAd0IVUA
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One senses the grand jury came to the conclusion the DOC folks really weren't that concerned with the protocol, yes?
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The Quality Assurance Review after executions, they repeat, is a joke:pic.twitter.com/DYWbqPVKGu
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"As with most every other aspect of this process, the bare minimum was completed."
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"The Pharmacist was negligent in his procurement of the drugs."pic.twitter.com/UBZMpTwvav
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"The Department should have more thoroughly vetted the Pharmacist ...."pic.twitter.com/pOWbmAbj0u
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"Warden A did not do his* job and, consequently, failed the Department and the State as a whole."pic.twitter.com/GNBV1rbEOu
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* = The report earlier states that it is using male pronouns throughout for unnamed individuals, regardless of the person's gender.
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"[DOC] has attempted to shift blame to the IV Team Leader in an effort to shield itself from responsibility."pic.twitter.com/jJRa60tyuL
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"The Governor's Counsel failed to exhibit the care necessary in ensuring the Execution Protocol was followed to the letter."
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To say the grand jury was unhappy with the governor's counsel would be an understatement:pic.twitter.com/APsuJTD9ZG
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This is the recommendation — AFTER the review and revisions after the botched Lockett execution. "... again"pic.twitter.com/PPHCwKOh1H
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DOC Dep Gen Counsel: "when you say completely hidden & state gov't in the same sentence, you've got a problem."pic.twitter.com/3aoPft5KBf
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Think about that.
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"This investigation has revealed that most Department employees profoundly misunderstood the Protocol."pic.twitter.com/tgOKcqLz7m
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"Although some ... were able to intelligently testify regarding the Protocol, the majority simply could not."
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This is corrections employees testifying AFTER the Glossip stay and the Warner execution AFTER the botched Lockett execution.
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And the MAJORITY of the employees were not able to even "intelligently testify" about the state's scrutinized, revised execution protocol.
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"To increase accountability, the Department should consider appointing an ombudsman to be on-site during executions."
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That's the conclusion of months of this grand jury meeting: Revise the protocol again, track the drugs, learn your jobs, hire an ombudsman.
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No indictment, no legal action taken. Meanwhile, the Gov's Counsel, the Director of Corrections, and the Warden all resigned voluntarily.
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In the 57 preceding tweets in this thread, I summarize the 106-page Oklahoma grand jury report on its execution mistakes investigation.
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And, now, our story on Oklahoma's execution mistakes grand jury report is updated and expanded:https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrismcdaniel/oklahoma-execution-grand-jury …
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