Final hours: TDCJ outlines protocol as John Allen Rubio's execution nears
Huntsville, TX (KRGV) — The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles unanimously denied clemency for Brownsville native John Allen Rubio, leaving his execution set for Thursday.
More than 20 years after killing his three children, Rubio is set to be put to death. Rubio has spent decades on death row at the Polunsky Unit in Livingston and will be transported to nearby Huntsville for execution.
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A Texas Department of Criminal Justice procedure outlines what is supposed to happen in the hours before his death. In the morning, designated jail staff will pack and inventory Rubio's personal belongings and fill out paperwork on who gets them.
Rubio will also choose what happens to any money in his inmate trust fund account. Once he arrives at the Huntsville Unit, Rubio will be escorted to an execution holding area.
Designated staff will fingerprint Rubio, strip-search him, give him clean clothing, and allow him to shower. People on an approved list can visit him, including a spiritual advisor and attorneys, but media visits are not allowed.
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Rubio's last meal will be served at around 5 p.m., and he will be allowed to shower again and be given clean clothing before 6 p.m.
After 6 p.m., officials will check for any stays of execution before they order Rubio into the execution chamber and secure him to the gurney. If Rubio requests it and officials approve it, a chaplain or spiritual advisor can be inside the chamber.
Witnesses will be escorted into witness rooms before the director of the Correctional Institutions Division orders the execution to begin. Rubio will be allowed to make a brief last statement.
The drug team will then carry out the lethal injection. After a physician confirms Rubio's death, witnesses will be escorted out and Rubio's body will be moved to a funeral home.
Channel 5 News will be in Huntsville to report from Rubio’s execution.
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