There has been a total of 374 executions within the United States
between 1976 through 1999. The methods of the executions have been
electrocutions, lethal injections, gas chambers, firing squads and hangings.
Electrocution:
An alternating current of about 2000 volts of electricity passes through the body.
The criminal is strapped into a specially constructed electric chair. One electrode
is applied to the scalp, the other to the calf of one leg. The electrodes are
moistened with a salt solution to ensure adequate contact. Death usually occurs
within two minutes after the current has started to flow through the body.
Lethal Injection
A small tube is inserted in the prisoners vein to ensure easy access when its time
to inject the poison. The poison is very lethal and death occurs quickly.
Gas Chamber
The person is sealed in an enclosure where poison pellets of gas are released.
The poison pollutes the airways and stops all......
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