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Heightened security for Ohio inmate facing execution on Tuesday
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The next inmate to be executed in Ohio faces heightened security over the weekend as the State tries to avoid another suicide attempt on death row.
Sunday, April 18th 2010, 7:14 PM EDT
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The next inmate to be executed in Ohio faces heightened security over the weekend as the State tries to avoid another suicide attempt on death row.
Darryl Durr is under a 72-hour watch at a Youngstown prison. He is scheduled to die Tuesday by lethal injection for strangling a16-year-old girl in suburban Cleveland in 1988.
The cell now includes a Plexiglas-like door so guards can keep better surveillance.
The moves come after the March 7th attempted suicide of inmate Lawrence Reynolds, who overdosed on anti-depressants two days before his scheduled execution.