Vigils were held across Georgia the evening of the execution of Willie James Pye to pray for those facing the death penalty and for victims and their famili .
The public’s view of the execution itself was restricted under state protocol blocking media witnesses for state executions from critical parts of the process.
Georgia shields execution sights and sounds from public view when carrying out lethal injection gpb.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gpb.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Willie James Pye was put to death by lethal injection in the state’s first execution in over four years last week. Pye was pronounced dead at 11:03 p.m. March 20