Who is Ivana Hrynkiw Shatara? Alabama reporter barred from prison execution as her skirt was 'too short'

The journalist had posted a long statement on her Twitter account following the incident. Here's the complete text of what she wrote: "I was not going to share this story but after another member of the media called attention to it, I want to get the story out there. Tonight, a representative of the Alabama Department of Corrections told me publicly I couldn't view the execution because my skirt was too short. I have worn this skirt to prior executions without incident, to work, professional events and more and I believe it is more than appropriate. At 5'7", and 5'10" with my heels on, I am a tall and long legged person. I tried to pull my skirt to my hips to make the skirt longer, but was told it was still not appropriate. Luckily, a very kind photographer from a Birmingham TV station offered me his rain gear-waterproof, Columbia PFG style fisherman's wader pants. The ADOC spokesperson deemed this an appropriate swap for my skirt. I put on the man's pants and attached the suspenders underneath my shirt to stay up. Then, I was told my shoes (open toe heels) were also too revealing and I needed to change shoes. Thankfully, I had a new pair of tennis shoes in my car. Despite wearing a pair of waders from a man I have never met and casual tennis shoes, I continued to do my job. This was an uncomfortable situation, and I felt embarrassed to have my body and my clothes questioned in front of a room of people I mostly had never met. I sat down, tried to stop blushing, and did my work. As women often have to do. If you read this far, you get a medal. Thank you for your support!

Joe Nathan James Jr was executed by lethal injection at a south Alabama prison on the night of July 28, after the US Supreme Court denied his request for a stay. James, 49, who was convicted and sentenced to death in the 1994 shooting death of the 26-year-old Faith Hall in Birmingham, refused to say any final words before execution.