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∙ 11y agoNo. Texas switched from the electric chair to lethal injection on December 7, 1982. "Old Sparky" can be seen in the Texas Prison Museum in Huntsville Texas.
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Does Washington use electrocution?
Washington provides for the use of injection or, at the prisoner's request, hanging.
When was We Are Electrocution created?
We Are Electrocution was created in 2000.
What is the definition of electrocution?
Electrocution is to be killed by electricity.
Does West Virginia use electrocution?
West Virginia no longer has the death penalty or capital punishment for that matter. West Virginia did at one time, however, use electrocution to execute nine prisoners between 1951 and 1959.
What can electrocution be caused by?
when a wire is cut and you throw water electrocution is caused
What makes us respond to electrocution?
the brain cells makes your respond to electrocution
What is the time factor in electrocution?
There is no "time factor" in electrocution. If any electrical current passes through you then you have been subjected to electrocution. If you are asking about exicution by electrocution, that is different for each person. Most electric chair sentences are "...until dead".
What is the difference between electrocution and electric shock?
Electrocution is death by electricity and an electric shock in non-fatal.
What can electrocution cause?
death
What are the dangers of electricity?
The primary danger of electricity is possible electrocution.
Are there any states in the United States that still carry the electric chair as a death penalty?
Prisoners can be electrocuted in Alabama, Florida, South Carolina and Virginia at their request. Prisoners sentenced to death for crimes committed before March 31st, 1998 in Kentucky can be electrocuted at their request. Prisoners sentenced to death for crimes committed before December 31st, 1998 in Tennessee can be electrocuted at their request. Prisoners sentenced to death in Arkansas, Illinois and Oklahoma can be electrocuted if lethal injection can't be administered. Electrocution was the required method of execution in the states of Pennsylvania until 1990, Ohio until 1993, Virginia until 1994, Indiana and South Carolina until 1995, Florida until 2000, Georgia until 2001, Alabama until 2002 and Nebraska until 2008. In 2001, Ohio junked their electric chair, which until then had been an optional device for prisoners since 1993. One inmate who selected electrocution in Ohio was denied his final wish after a stay of execution delayed it until 2002.
How does electrocution kills?
Electrocution introduces electricity into the heart, which shocks the giant muscle. Any shock to the heart can result in death.
