Was kind of hoping the article was bullshit but sadly it appears not. It's a thing that is happening.
Seems weird though, given the Supreme Court stance on cruel and unusual punishment. That said, the chair has been used recently. As has the firing squad. (2010 and 2018)
I couldn't tell from that article - when they say last execution by gas ~20 years ago was it the same stuff? I don't really want to know though. Murder-by-state is just horrific by any method.
Was kind of hoping the article was bullshit but sadly it appears not. It's a thing that is happening.
Seems weird though, given the Supreme Court stance on cruel and unusual punishment. That said, the chair has been used recently. As has the firing squad. (2010 and 2018)