NEWSMDOC Commissioner Burl Cain speaks ahead of the scheduled execution of Thomas "Eddie" Loden Hannah MattixMississippi Clarion LedgerMississippi Department of Corrections commissioner Burl Cain (center), joined by Jeworski Mallett (left), Deputy Commissioner of Institutions and Karei McDonald (right), Executive Deputy Commissioner speaks ahead of the scheduled execution of Thomas “Eddie” Loden at Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, Wednesday, December 14, 2022.Hannah Mattix/Clarion LedgerMarc McClure, the Superintendent of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, speaks ahead of the scheduled execution of Thomas "Eddie" Loden at Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, Wednesday, December 14, 2022.Hannah Mattix/Clarion LedgerMississippi Department of Corrections commissioner Burl Cain speaks ahead of the scheduled execution of Thomas “Eddie” Loden at Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, Wednesday, December 14, 2022.Hannah Mattix/Clarion LedgerJeworski Mallett (left), Deputy Commissioner of Institutions for the MDOC, Karei McDonald (center), Executive Deputy Commissioner, and MDOC Commissioner Burl Cain (right) speak to the media ahead of the scheduled execution of Thomas "Eddie" Loden at Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, Wednesday, December 14, 2022.Hannah Mattix/Clarion LedgerJeworski Mallett (left), Deputy Commissioner of Institutions for the MDOC, Karei McDonald (center), Executive Deputy Commissioner, and MDOC Commissioner Burl Cain (right) speak to the media ahead of the scheduled execution of Thomas "Eddie" Loden at Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, Wednesday, December 14, 2022.Hannah Mattix/Clarion Ledger