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Death Row Inmate’s Attorneys Say Heart Implant Will Repeatedly Shock Him as He’s Executed | Nashville General Hospital says it won't deactivate the device because it "has no role in State executions."
Nashville General Hospital says it won't deactivate the device because it "has no role in State executions."
A judge ruled July 18 that Black’s heart device would need to be deactivated before he is killed by the state, and the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) indicated in court filings that it had an agreement with Nashville General Hospital to accomplish that. “The TDOC implanted this device, and it now wants to torture Mr. Black to death as his heart restarts, prolonging the execution and increasing the likelihood of excruciating pain due to flash pulmonary edema.” The filing notes that these shocks are “extremely painful and distressing,” and the entire back and forth between the heart device and the lethal injection could last over 30 minutes before Black is finally successfully killed.
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