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Ohio uses ?set-to-die? procedure in execution

By robert1960

NEW YORK – In 1803, when Ohio became a state, executions were carried out by public hanging. In 1897, it was the electric chair known as “Old Sparky” — considered to be more technologically advanced. A view of the death chamber from the witness room at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility More than 200 years later, [...]

Full post as published by Jami Floyd: Best Defense on June 04, 2009 (boomark / email).