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Ohio Cancels Lethal Injection After Failing to Find Prisoner’s Vein

HeadlineNov 16, 2017

The state of Ohio has postponed the execution of a severely ill 69-year-old man, after his executioners could not find a suitable vein to use for lethal injection. They tried to find one for 30 minutes. Alva Campbell relies on a walker and wears a colostomy bag. His lawyers say he requires frequent breathing treatments and may have lung cancer. The state of Ohio attempted to carry out the execution even though doctors had failed to find veins in either of Campbell’s arms suitable for inserting an IV during a recent exam.

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