Texas isn't changing its rules after the Supreme Court ruled that states must accommodate the religious requests of death row inmates who want to have their spiritual advisers pray aloud and touch them during their executions.
Roberts suggested states "adopt clear rules in advance" on touching inmates and praying aloud to avoid any execution delays and ensure "the prisoner’s interest in religious exercise."
In a statement issued Tuesday afternoon, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said, "Our execution protocol will not change. When a spiritual adviser is chosen and requests to pray and/or touch the inmate, we will review each on a case-by-case basis." When asked for clarification of the statement, an agency spokesman said officials would work to accommodate and grant most reasonable requests.
"Unless there’s just something ridiculously outrageous ... we feel like we can, talking one on one with the spiritual adviser, accommodate them if they need to be touched and pray," the spokesman said.
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