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I asked my beloved this question as he is a military officer in the US Army.

This is what he offered. During the last round of BRAC they combined many of the organization’s, one being post prisons. So, indeed most posts now contract out to local jails to hold their soldiers while awaiting trial.

We also discussed that I would think it would be better to bring him here to Ft. Leavenworth to remain in pretrial detention. They have a prison hospital, they also can bring as they do with all prisoners to the post if more extraordinary medical care is needed.

However he must remain under the command he is assigned.

I also have to say I wonder how the jail will handle the burden of someone who is paralyzed and requires a lot of care, while there are many productive American’s who are paralyzed many require a medical attendant, this might be a huge burden to prison guard who isn’t trained in such medical matter’s.

I want him to live, to be judged by his fellow military members and if execution is the judgement that he then meet his maker.

We currently have 8 prisoners on death row. Three have appeals in the works.

Description of Cases for those Sentenced to Death in U.S. Military

-[Wade Walker], a former Marine lance corporal at Camp Lejeune, N.C., was convicted of two counts of premeditated murder, one count each of adultery and kidnapping, and other felonies. Sentenced to death for the murders of two Lance Corporals in nearby Jacksonville, N.C., Walker has been on death row since August 1995.

-Kenneth Parker, a former Marine lance corporal at Camp Lejeune, N.C., was convicted of two counts of premeditated murder, one count each of armed robbery and kidnapping. Sentenced to death for the murders of two Lance Corporals in nearby Jacksonville, N.C., as Wade Walker’s codefendant, Parker has been on death row since August 1995.

-[Jessie Quintanilla], a former Marine corporal at Camp Pendleton, Calif., was convicted of one count of premeditated murder, two counts of attempted murder, and other felonies. Quintanilla was charged with the murder of Lieut. Colonel Daniel Wayne Kidd. Sergeant Quintanilla claimed he was an alcoholic disturbed by family and financial problems and that he only wanted to speak with Colonel Kidd. He has been on death row since January 1998.

-[James T. Murphy], a former Army Sergeant was stationed in Germany. On August 20, 1987 before leaving Germany, appellant went to his wife’s (Petra Murphy, a German National) apartment. There, according to his confession, he killed her by smashing in her head with a hammer. He also admitted that he killed Tim and James, Jr., the two children. He was convicted of three specifications of premeditated murder, and single specifications of larceny, bigamy, and false swearing. He was sentenced to death by a general court-martial in 1988.

-Ronald Gray, a former Army specialist at Fort Bragg, N.C., was charged with abducting, raping, sodomizing, and murdering Private Laura Lee Vickery-Clay, age 18. He was also charged with attempting to rape and murder Private Mary Ann Lang Nameth, age 20, and with the rape and murder of a civilian, Kimberly Ann Ruggles, age 23. Gray was convicted by general court-martial of 14 charges, including the premeditated murders, the attempted murder, and the three rapes. On April 22, 1988, he was sentenced to death.

-Dwight Loving, a former Army private first class at Fort Hood, Texas, was convicted of two counts of premeditated murder, two counts of robbery and other felonies. Loving was charged with murdering two taxicab drivers. One of the taxi drivers was Private Christopher Fay, an active duty Army solider stationed at Fort Hood. The other victim was retired Army Sergeant Bobby Sharbino. Loving gave an undisputed videotaped confession, and was subsequently sentenced to death in April 1989.

-Hasan Akbar, a former Army Sergeant, was convicted of two counts of premeditated murder and three counts of attempted premeditated murder of 16 U.S. soldiers. Akbar was charged in a hand grenade and shooting attack that killed Army Captain Christopher Seifert and Air Force Major Gregory Stone, while wounding 14 other soldiers on March 23, 2003. The attack took place at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait, during the invasion of Iraq. Akbar was court-martialed at Ft. Bragg, N.C., and subsequently sentenced to death on April 21, 2005. The commander of the 18th Airborne Corps affirmed the death sentence; an appeal to the Army Court of Criminal Appeals is pending.

-Andrew Witt, a former Air Force senior airman from Robins Air Force Base, Ga., was convicted of two counts of premeditated murder and one count of attempted premeditated murder. Witt stabbed Senior Airman Andy Schliepsiek and his wife to death at Robins Air Force Base (GA). He also seriously injured Staff Sergeant Jason King. He has been on death row since October 2005.

Note: Names in brackets awaiting re-trial, re-sentencing, or where court ordered reversal is not yet final.