Oklahoma prison officials unveiled new execution procedures Tuesday allowing the state to keep using midazolam, a sedative used in flawed executions in other states. Other changes include more training requirements for prison staff and members of the execution teams, and having contingency plans in case of problems. The new protocols also reduce the number of media witnesses from 12 to five. The new procedures are established to prevent botched executions including that of death row inmate Clayton Lockett, who suffered after his lethal injection began.
