MyNorthwest.com Staff

The Washington State Penitentiary is preparing for the execution of 52-year-old Cal Coburn Brown, who is scheduled to be executed at 12:01 a.m. Friday for the 1991 murder of a 22-year-old Seattle-area woman.

Preparations for the death row inmate's death happen days before Brown will die, beginning with tasks like informing the mail room of the prisoner's name and assigning a chaplain.

24 hours prior to execution:

Superintendent approves all visitors.

ISDP is requested to designate disposition of his/her property/remains in writing.

A thorough security inspection of the entire chamber area, including search of cells, has been conducted.

Clocks are coordinated.

ISDP is moved from IMU to holding cell. Visitors limited to approved clergy and attorney of record.

Upon arrival at the holding cell, ISDP is informed of conditions of confinement.

The IAP is initiated and Incident Command Post opened and staffed.

Main facility is briefed at roll call of extraordinary security measures.

A designated staff to operate PBX reports for work.

Execution Day Schedule:

Chamber Access Security Team (Shift A) reports to duty in chamber.

Cell Security Team (Shift A) reports to duty station in chamber.

Lethal solutions, if needed, are transferred to the injection room in the chamber.

Final meal is prepared and served to ISDP.

Chamber Access Security Team Shift B relieves Shift A.

Cell Security Team Shift B relieves Shift A.

Authorized media representatives are allowed access to the facility and are briefed by the Superintendent/designee.

All witnesses have been assigned escorts and allowed access to the facility.

All traffic through information desk area, visitor tunnel is cleared.

All staff designated as participants are at duty stations in the chamber.

Department Secretary has been contacted by telephone from the Incident Command Post/Communications Center and an open line from the Department Emergency Operations Center to the chamber is established.

Incident Command Post/Communications Center contacts the Attorney General's Office by telephone and maintains an open line.

Lethal Injection Team enters and the equipment for injection mode and back-up equipment is tested, if necessary. (Hanging Team enters the gallows area and the equipment and back-up equipment is tested, if necessary.)

Open line participants verify and concur no stay has been received. The time is____ or later and the execution is to proceed.

Superintendent is in place in chamber.

ISDP is placed in restraints and escorted to the appropriate execution area.

All pre-execution preparations are completed. All participants are in place.

Assistant Secretary confirms that no stays have been granted.

Assistant Secretary informs Superintendent that there are no stays.

Superintendent signals the execution to proceed.

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