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State corrections officials have denied a request from Oklahoma death-row inmate Scott Eizember to have his spiritual adviser, Arkansas pastor Jeff Hood, present in the execution chamber. Authorities cite Hood’s anti-death penalty activism, including an arrest during a protest in Texas.

A Texas death row inmate whose case clarified the role of spiritual advisers in death chambers nationwide is scheduled for execution Wednesday, despite efforts by a district attorney to stop his lethal injection.

A federal judge has issued a temporary order telling Texas prison officials that they can carry out next week’s scheduled execution of a death row inmate only if they grant all of his religious accommodations.

Executions in Texas face delays amid legal questions regarding Texas’ refusal to allow spiritual advisers to touch inmates and pray aloud as condemned individuals are being put to death.

Alabama said it will allow a death row inmate's pastor to hold his hand during a lethal injection next month.

A pastor in Nigeria abducted from the northeastern part of the country by Islamic extremist militants reportedly says in a video that they will kill him on Wednesday (March 3) if their ransom demands are not met.