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An Inside Look at Taser Use in Texas Prison
The sound of electricity sizzling and crackling broke the silence. To me, it looked like the electric chair was officially back in the prisons.
Violent and sudden. What a firing squad execution looked like through my eyes
I've now watched through glass and bars as 11 men were put to death at a South Carolina prison. None of the previous 10 ...
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Witness to First Firing Squad Death in 15 Years Details How 'More Violent' Execution Was 'Certainly Faster' Than Lethal Injection
An eyewitness to South Carolina's recent execution by firing squad described the event as "more violent"and much "faster" ...
A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
A South Carolina man has been executed by firing squad, becoming the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by this method.
First firing squad execution in U.S. in 15 years is carried out in S.C.
Brad Sigmon, sentenced for a 2001 double murder, chose to be executed by firing squad because of concerns about lethal ...
How South Carolina's execution of a condemned killer by firing squad will unfold
Three volunteer South Carolina prison employees will be the firing squad used to execute condemned killer Brad Sigmon on ...
South Carolina man executed by firing squad, first in U.S. in 15 years
A South Carolina man has been executed by firing squad, becoming the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by this method.
Lethal injection, electrocution and now firing squads. A look at US execution methods
South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in ...
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A South Carolina prisoner is the first executed by a firing squad in 15 years
which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal injection. Three volunteer prison employees used rifles to carry out the execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, who was pronounced dead at 6:08 p ...