Execution Advisory: Media Guidelines

·         Media wishing to be in the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution (RMSI) parking lot to report on the December 6^th execution of David Miller need to RSVP to the email address listed above by 12pm CT on November 28, 2018.  Please note: any names submitted before 11/20/18 have been discarded.

·         News media will be allowed at the following sites for the execution:

o   The first is the RMSI parking lot area which is set aside for news media.

o   The second locations are the areas aside for the general public.  The area set aside for the general public is located north of the RMSI parking lot and is accessible via Cockrill Bend Boulevard.  This area is roughly ¼ mile past the prison on Cockrill Bend Boulevard.   (Note: Members of the media assigned to the general public area are asked to check in with TDOC Communications Staffers prior to entering these areas.)

·         The roadways on or adjacent to state property will be kept clear of people and vehicles.  There will be no taping or broadcasts from other TDOC sites in the Cockrill Bend area. 

·         Media check-in will begin at 1pm CST on December 6, 2018.  No media will be allowed to enter the RMSI parking lot after 5pm on December 6, 2018.  Please note: space is provided on a first-come, first serve basis until the parking lot is unable to accommodate additional vehicles.  RSVPing does not guarantee admittance, however no one will gain admittance without RSVPing. 

·         All media must present appropriate credentials and a photo ID to be admitted to the designated media area at RMSI.

·         Media representatives will be restricted to the designated media area while in the RMSI parking lot.  Individuals are not to cross any open areas beyond the parking lot.  Media representatives must enter and leave the RMSI parking lot by motor vehicle via the asphalt access road. 

·         All members of the media are to wear special media identification badges which will be issued at check in on site.  The badges are to be prominently displayed at all times.  The badge must be returned to the Communications Officers at the RMSI entrance point when the individual leaves the RSMI parking lot.

·         Members of the media may leave and return to the RMSI parking lot between 1pm and 5pm as needed; however we ask that such trips are kept to an absolute minimum.  Note: due to space limitations, TDOC does not guarantee reentry. 

·         All media must leave the premises no later than one hour after the conclusion of the press conference following the execution.  No reporting or broadcasts from the prison property or media access to RMSI will be allowed for 72 hours thereafter.

·         Media may not interview any staff of the department involved in the execution plan prior to or after the execution. 

·         Only the TDOC Director of Communications and/or designee can answer questions about the execution.  No media calls to the prison will be answered. 

·         Media cannot interview any witnesses on the premises after the press conference has concluded.

·         Violations of these guidelines may result in the revocation of privileges.

Note: These guidelines are subject to modification in response to changing circumstances.