The hood, made at the prison, is lined with wool, and has a bronze rod with a copper wire mesh screen brazed to it on the inside. It also covers the inmate's face. A natural sponge is sewn with cotton twine onto the copper screen. Natural sponges, which have been soaked overnight in salt water, are placed at the contact points in the headgear and the leg. The executioner is present in the death chamber behind a screen.
Information concerning the executioner and the execution team is confidential.
The electricity for executions is provided by the institution's emergency generator. During the cycle voltage and amperage levels peak on three occasions. Maximum current is 2000 volts and 14 amps. Florida Statutes Chapter 922.06-922.15 cover executions. The Department of Corrections has drafted written procedures since the Medina execution.