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Lethal injection, electric chair, firing squad or even nitrogen gas: the execution methods still used in the world today as one death row inmate in the US faces an impossible choice
2 months, 1 week ago

Lethal injection, electric chair, firing squad or even nitrogen gas: the execution methods still used in the world today as one death row inmate in the US faces an impossible choice

Daily Mail  

After languishing on Death Row for almost 25 years, convicted murderer Richard Moore now faces an agonising decision – choosing how he will be executed. Richard Moore, 59, a South Carolina Death Row inmate, has the choice to either die by the firing squad, electric chair or lethal injection Moore has now been on South Carolina's Death Row for 23 …

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South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go
3 months, 3 weeks ago

South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go

The Independent  

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South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go
3 months, 3 weeks ago

South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s prisons director said Wednesday that state’s supply of a lethal injection drug is pure, its electric chair was tested two months ago and its firing squad has the ammunition and training to carry out its first execution next month in more than 13 years. Corrections Director Bryan Stirling was ordered by the state Supreme Court …

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South Carolina wants to restart executions by firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection
10 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina wants to restart executions by firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection

Hindustan Times  

Lawyers for four death row inmates who have run out of appeals are expected to argue to the South Carolina Supreme Court that the state's old electric chair and new firing squad are cruel and unusual punishments. If the Supreme Court justices allow executions to restart and any additional appeals are unsuccessful, South Carolina's death chamber, unused since May 2011, …

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South Carolina wants to restart executions with firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection
10 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina wants to restart executions with firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lawyers for four death row inmates who have run out of appeals argued to the South Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday that the state’s old electric chair and new firing squad are cruel and unusual punishments. And they got a lawyer for the inmates to say if the Supreme Court bans electrocution and the firing squad and …

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Electric chair, firing squad’s legality at S. Carolina court
1 year, 11 months ago

Electric chair, firing squad’s legality at S. Carolina court

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s highest court heard arguments Thursday on whether a newly organized firing squad or the old electric chair are legal ways to execute inmates in the state, which has been unable to obtain drugs for lethal injections. The state appealed and the South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments for nearly three hours Thursday over whether the …

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Judge to decide if firing squad or electric chair is cruel
2 years, 4 months ago

Judge to decide if firing squad or electric chair is cruel

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Whether South Carolina can start executing prisoners again either with a firing squad or electric chair is now in the hands of a judge after a trial over whether shooting or electrocuting inmates is cruel and unusual punishment banned by the U.S. Constitution. Lawyers for four death row inmates argued this week the prisoners would feel terrible …

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On Death Row for 2 Decades, South Carolina Inmate Picks the Firing Squad Over Electric Chair
2 years, 8 months ago

On Death Row for 2 Decades, South Carolina Inmate Picks the Firing Squad Over Electric Chair

News 18  

A South Carolina prisoner scheduled to be the first man executed in the state in more than a decade has decided to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair later this month, according to court documents filed Friday. Moore’s would mark the first since Ronnie Lee Gardner ‘s 2010 execution by a five-person firing squad in Utah. …

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South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair
2 years, 8 months ago

South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina prisoner scheduled to be the first man executed in the state in more than a decade has decided to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair later this month, according to court documents filed Friday. Moore’s would mark the first since Ronnie Lee Gardner ’s 2010 execution by a five-person firing …

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South Carolina Inmate Picks Firing Squad Over Electric Chair
2 years, 8 months ago

South Carolina Inmate Picks Firing Squad Over Electric Chair

Huff Post  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina prisoner scheduled to be the first man executed in the state in more than a decade has decided to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair later this month, according to court documents filed Friday. South Carolina-Execution via Associated Press Moore’s attorneys have asked the state Supreme Court to delay his …

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South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair
2 years, 8 months ago

South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair

The Independent  

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South Carolina death row inmate picks firing squad over electric chair for execution
2 years, 8 months ago

South Carolina death row inmate picks firing squad over electric chair for execution

LA Times  

Richard Moore, a South Carolina inmate set to be executed later this month, has chosen to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair. A South Carolina prisoner scheduled to be the first man executed in the state in more than a decade has decided to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair later this …

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Richard Bernard Moore: South Carolina man sentenced to execution by electric chair or firing squad
2 years, 8 months ago

Richard Bernard Moore: South Carolina man sentenced to execution by electric chair or firing squad

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New law makes inmates choose electric chair or firing squad
3 years, 7 months ago

New law makes inmates choose electric chair or firing squad

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Last week state lawmakers gave their final sign offs to the bill, which retains lethal injection as the primary method of execution if the state has the drugs, but requires prison officials to use the electric chair or firing squad if it doesn’t. “These are execution methods that previously were replaced by lethal injection, …

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South Carolina Law Makes Death Row Inmates Pick: Firing Squad Or Electric Chair?
3 years, 7 months ago

South Carolina Law Makes Death Row Inmates Pick: Firing Squad Or Electric Chair?

NPR  

South Carolina Law Makes Death Row Inmates Pick: Firing Squad Or Electric Chair? Henry McMaster has signed into law a bill that forces death row inmates for now to choose between the electric chair or a newly formed firing squad in hopes the state can restart executions after an involuntary 10-year pause. Nineteen inmates have died in the electric chair …

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Rock legend Alice Cooper to auction off Andy Warhol's 'Little Electric Chair'
3 years, 7 months ago

Rock legend Alice Cooper to auction off Andy Warhol's 'Little Electric Chair'

Hindustan Times  

An Andy Warhol canvas found years ago in the garage of rocker Alice Cooper could become the highest selling artwork ever in Arizona. The music legend, who has a home in metro Phoenix, announced Thursday that he would auction off “Little Electric Chair.” In this photo provided by the Chris Loomis, singer Alice Cooper stands by his Andy Warhol red …

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South Carolina Push To Resume Executions With Electric Chair
3 years, 10 months ago

South Carolina Push To Resume Executions With Electric Chair

News 18  

COLUMBIA, S.C.: South Carolina is dusting off its electric chair and trying to restart executions in the state after going nearly 10 years without putting an inmate to death. Because the state doesn’t have the drugs to put an inmate to death, South Carolina is under a de facto moratorium on the death penalty. South Carolina last put an inmate …

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