ASTEN DIRECTION/WARDEN OFFICE — In her final legal consultation before being transferred to the watch cell, inmate Katherine Torres met with her defense lawyer to express her profound appreciation. Torres conveyed her thanks for her attorney's dedicated efforts, which successfully resulted in a formal change to her execution method—vacating the gas chamber in favor of lethal injection.
During the emotional meeting at the prison's visitation facility, Torres provided her lawyer with final instructions alongside a series of personal letters. Documents filed during the proceeding officially confirmed the transition from the gas chamber to lethal injection. Following the exchange, Torres was moved to the watch cell to await the remainder of her proceedings.