Thomas Creech

The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that a second attempt to execute an Idaho death row inmate would not violate his Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment.

The Idaho Supreme Court held Tuesday night that a second execution attempt of Thomas Creech does not amount to cruel and unusual punishment or imposing multiple punishments for the same offense.

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Seven months after Thomas Creech was scheduled to be executed, Idaho Maximum Security Institution was renovated to streamline the lethal injection process. A day later, Creech was issued a death warrant.

A failed execution in Idaho has put a spotlight on the teams of people that prisons use to impose the ultimate penalty on condemned inmates.

Yesterday morning, Feb. 28, the execution of Thomas Creech, Idaho's longest-serving inmate on death row, was canceled after officials were unable to establish an IV line to inject the chemicals that would end his life.

The execution of Thomas Creech scheduled for Wednesday morning was canceled at 11 a.m. Idaho Department of Correction director Josh Tewalt determined the execution could not happen because the medical team could not establish an IV line.

Barring a last-minute court intervention, the state is set to execute inmate Thomas Creech by lethal injection Wednesday at 10am at the Idaho State Correctional Institute south of Boise.

Officials say Thomas Creech's spiritual adviser will be allowed to stand next to Creech with a hand on his shoulder during the scheduled Wednesday execution. Creech has been imprisoned since 1974.

The Idaho Supreme Court denied the motion to stay the execution of Thomas Creech, Idaho’s longest-serving death row inmate.