ELY, NV. (THECOUNT) — Scott Dozier, a Nevada death row inmate at the center of an ongoing drug debate, died in an apparent suicide on Saturday, the Nevada Department of Corrections said.
According to a press release, Dozier, 48, was found hanging from a bed sheet in his cell at Ely State prison in Ely, Nevada. He was housed alone at the time.
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Medical and prison staff attempted emergency medical care. He was pronounced dead at 4:35 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5, according to the release. source
Back in July, Dozier was set to be executed when drug company lawyers successfully argued that the Nevada Department of Corrections should be blocked from using the sedative planned for his execution.
Dozier’s execution was successfully halted for the second time.
A different drug had been barred from use at Dozier’s execution when it was set for November. But by the time the Nevada Supreme Court reversed that decision, the prison system’s supply had expired.
As was the case in November, Dozier was immediately placed on suicide watch, but “not necessarily because of anything he has said or done,” Corrections Department spokeswoman Brooke Santina said. “It’s a precaution we have to take,” the review journal reported on July 11, 2018.
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