Summary
The rule is amended to: clarify the appropriate procedures for news media visits with those inmates confined under sentenced of death who have an active death warrant; clarify the permissible types of news media visits, how many media representatives may attend each visit, and the permissible times for visits; specify the requisite information that must be provided to the Department and the institution prior to a news media visit; clarify the procedures that news media outlets and representatives must follow in order to be permitted the particular type of interview sought; and specify that inmates’ attorneys, family members, and doctors may not accompany news media representatives on their visits.