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Yes, they still do use it in some states but it is combined with another method as well, thus giving the prisoner a choice. For example Tennessee uses the chair and lethal injection. Others use the chamber and the firing squad. Very few still use hanging.
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Why did people use the electric chair?
As technology improved it became seen as a more humane alternative to death by hanging or by firing squad.
Who invented the electric chair?
A man named Harold Pitney Brown invented the electric chair, after writing a book about a boy touching a telegraph wire then dying from the electrical curent. He then later got hired to invent the electric chair to fight in the war of currents. ( Altering Current, and Direct Current )
What were people hanged for?
People were hanged for supposedly being a witch, or not going along with the law. Hanging back then was just like getting put in the electric chair. ouch that would hurt alot and the electric chair haha
Who was last executed in the electric chair in Nebraska?
Robert Williams on December 2, 1997
What methods of capital punishment are still in use today?
Hanging, stoning, firing squad, sword to the neck, electric chair (in America for those who select it over the lethal injection), lethal injection, gas chamber and many more...(They get worse as the list goes on so I were you I would stop reading, you get very disturbing things.)
Does Ohio still use the electric chair?
no
Do they still use the noose in 2011?
no they use the electric chair
When was Big Electric Chair created?
Big Electric Chair was created in 1967.
When was Electric Chair - album - created?
Electric Chair - album - was created on 1998-04-28.
How much does it cost for a prison to kill an inmate in the electric chair?
$69 each use
What are the ratings and certificates for The Electric Chair - 1976?
The Electric Chair - 1976 is rated/received certificates of: USA:R
If you murder your wife and get prosecuted do you still keep all assets?
Not sure if you do, but they won't be much good to you in the electric chair.
What has higher voltage the third rail in a subway station or the electric chair?
the electric chair because its volts are 750vlts
What are the release dates for The Electric Chair - 1976?
The Electric Chair - 1976 was released on: USA: 4 June 1976
When did Thomas Edison invent the electric chair?
Thomas Edison did not invent the electric chair Harold p brown did...
What are the death penalties in Virginia?
Lethal injection is the most common, but they also use the electric chair and hanging.
Can they use a mask instead of a helmet with the electric chair?
The mask would only secure the head to the chair the helmet contains the electrode. most chairs have a mask and helmet
