Texas has executed John Henry Ramirez, whose spiritual adviser was allowed to pray aloud and “lay hands” on him as he died after a US Supreme Court ruling led to new guidelines in his case and in similar requests in prisons across the country.
Ramirez, 38, was killed Wednesday evening by lethal injection at the state prison system’s Huntsville Unit for the 2004 murder of Pablo Castro, a grandfather to 14 and convenience store employee whom Ramirez robbed of $1.25 and stabbed 29 times. According to Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Ramirez’s last words were: “I just want to say to the family of Pablo Castro, I appreciate everything that y’all did to try and communicate with me through the Victim’s Advocacy program.
” Texas is among 27 US states that still have capital punishment, with five more executions scheduled through March. Case weighed state’s safety concerns Ramirez’s legal dispute highlighted the balance between an inmate’s request for a religious accommodation at execution and a state’s wish to respect security and safety concerns in the chamber. The convicted killer had been set to be executed on September 8, 2021.
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