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jmcquown
 
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Ron Audet wrote:
>> What state was this? I don't believe the electric chair has been
>> used as a form of execution in quite a while.
>>
>> Jill

> Actually, electrocution is still the only form of execution used in
> Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. In addition, it is used under some
> circumstances in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Nebraska, and South
> Carolina. At least, this is what a quick web search turned up. I
> cannot vouch for its accuracy.
>
> Ron


Your sources are outdated. I quote from a Tennessee legislative site:

"Legislation enacted in March, 2000, specifies lethal injection for all
inmates sentenced to death unless the inmate specifically requests
electrocution."

http://www.state.tn.us/correction/ne...yoverview.html

Tennessee is also NOT known for conducting executions.
"Only one inmate, Robert Glenn Coe, has been executed in Tennessee since
1960."

Jill