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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lethal_injectionLethal injection - Wikipedia

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   Complications of executions and cessation of supply of lethal injection drugs. By early 2014, a number of botched executions involving lethal injection, and a rising shortage of suitable drugs, had some U.S. states reconsidering lethal injection as a form of execution.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_people_executed_byList of people executed by lethal injection - Wikipedia

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   This alphabetical list features notable cases up to March 2024, and only those where lethal injection can be reliably sourced to be the method of execution. The criterion for notability is either an article on the individual, or the crime they were executed for, in the English Wikipedia.

   Name	Born	Died	Age
   Jesús Ledesma Aguilar	1963	2006	42
   Charles Albanese	1937	1995	58
   Jack Alderman	1951	2008	57
   Franklin DeWayne Alix	1975	2010	34

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Last_Dance_(1996_film)Last Dance (1996 film) - Wikipedia

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   Plot. Cindy Liggett ( Sharon Stone) is waiting on death row for a brutal double murder she committed in her teens, 12 years earlier. Clemency lawyer Rick Hayes ( Rob Morrow) tries to save her, based on the argument that she was under the influence of crack cocaine when she committed the crime of which she was found guilty and that she is no ...

   • Budget: $41 million
   • Release date: May 3, 1996

   • Produced by: Steven Haft
   • Music by: Mark Isham

4. www.cnn.com › interactive › 2023Execution by lethal injection, explained - CNN

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   Nov 28, 2023 · By Christopher Hickey, Dakin Andone and Will Mullery, CNN. Published November 28, 2023. Since its advent more than 40 years ago, lethal injection has become by far the most common method of ...

5. deathpenaltyinfo.org › executions › methods-ofDescription of Each Execution Method | Death Penalty ...

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   • Lethal Injection. In 1977, Oklahoma became the first state to adopt lethal injection as a means of execution, though it would be five more years until Charles Brooks would become the first person executed by lethal injection in Texas on December 2, 1982.
   • Electrocution. Seeking a more humane method of execution than hanging, New York built the first electric chair in 1888 and executed William Kemmler in 1890.
   • Gas Chamber. In 1924, the use of cyanide gas was introduced as Nevada sought a more humane way of executing its condemned prisoners. Gee Jon was the first person executed by lethal gas.
   • Firing Squad. On March 23, 2015, firing squad was reauthorized in Utah as a viable method of execution if, and only if the state was unable to obtain the drugs necessary to carry out a lethal injection execution.

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   What is lethal injection?

   • Lethal injection, method of executing condemned prisoners through the administration of one or more chemicals that induce death. Lethal injection—now the most widely used method of execution in the United States—was first adopted by the U.S. state of Oklahoma in 1977, because it was considered

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   How is a person executed by a lethal injection?

   • Today, every state that has the death penalty authorizes execution by lethal injection. When this method is used, the condemned person is usually bound to a gurney and a member of the execution team positions several heart monitors on this skin. Two needles (one is a back-up) are then inserted into usable veins, usually in the prisoner’s arms.

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   Is lethal injection a 'humane' method of execution?

   • Lethal injection was also used in the Philippines until the country re-abolished the death penalty in 2006. Although primarily introduced as a more "humane" method of execution, lethal injection has been subject to criticism, being described by some as cruel and unusual.

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   When was lethal injection first used?

   • Lethal injection—now the most widely used method of execution in the United States—was first adopted by the U.S. state of Oklahoma in 1977, because it was considered cheaper and more humane than either electrocution or lethal gas ( see gas chamber ).

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7. www.bbc.co.uk › bbcthree › articleLife and Death Row: How the lethal injection kills - BBC Three

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   Mar 5, 2018 · Life and Death Row: How the lethal injection kills. The lethal injection has been the primary means of executing condemned Americans for decades - but its use remains controversial

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   Apr 21, 2024 · Apr. 17, 2024, 11:03 PM ET (NPR) New study shows more botched executions for Black prisoners. lethal injection, method of executing condemned prisoners through the administration of one or more chemicals that induce death.