Deacon Dave Billips, with the Office of Peace and Justice with the St. Louis Archdiocese, holds a sign as he stands with protesters holding space to halt the execution of Marcellus Williams on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, outside the Carnahan Courthouse in St. Louis. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
Correctional Officers with the Missouri Department Corrections patrol the area as protesters opposed to the execution of Marcellus Williams pray outside the state prison, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Bonne Terre, Mo. (Zachary Linhares/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
Summer Hishmeh, center, and Sakura Hassan, both from St. Louis, hold hands and cry as they walk with another man away from a protest against the execution of Marcellus Williams outside of the Missouri Department of Corrections prison, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Bonne Terre, Mo. (Zachary Linhares/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
FILE - Joseph Amrine, who was exonerated two decades ago after spending years on death row, speaks at a rally to support Missouri death row inmates Marcellus Williams on Aug. 21, 2024, in Clayton, Mo. (AP Photo/Jim Salter, file)
FILE - This photo provided by the Missouri Department of Corrections shows Marcellus Williams. (Missouri Department of Corrections via AP, file)