Undergarment Reminder for Witnessing Execution

The visitation rules of the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) include a clause that states that visitors must wear “a complete set of undergarments”.  Prison officials, it seems, are finding it necessary to reiterate this requirement to journalists who are planning to witness a forthcoming execution. 

To quote from one news report:

Alabama prison officials are reminding members of the media to “wear a complete set of undergarments” if they plan to witness the execution of Alan Eugene Miller scheduled for later this month.

In a media advisory sent ahead of Miller’s scheduled execution by lethal injection, the Alabama Department of Corrections wrote that reporters would be required to adhere to a dress code outlined in the agency’s administrative regulations. That policy, which applies to visitors of the prison and has no specific guidelines for journalists or executions, includes a requirement that “visitor(s) must wear a complete set of undergarments.”

Several sections of the policy attached to ADOC’s media advisory were highlighted in yellow by the agency, including the regulation on undergarments.