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Originally Posted by EdgeXXX
I don't consider lethal injection a torture in any stretch of the word. They push a button, the prisoner goes to sleep and doesn't wake up. Death doesn't get much more humane than that. Personally, I would like to see the punishment fit the crime.
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Authorized Methods of Execution by State
Alabama Effective 7/1/02, lethal injection will be administered unless the inmate requests
electrocution.
Arizona Authorizes lethal injection for persons sentenced after 11/15/92; those sentenced before that date may select lethal injection or
lethal gas.
Arkansas Authorizes lethal injection for persons committing a capital offense after 7/4/83; those who committed the offense before that date may select lethal injection or
electrocution.
California Provides that lethal injection be administered unless the inmate requests lethal gas.
Colorado Lethal injection is the sole method.
Connecticut Lethal injection is the sole method.
Delaware Lethal Injection is the sole method. Hanging was an alternative for those whose offense occurred prior to 6/13/86, but as of July 2003 no inmates on death row were elligible to choose this alternative and Delaware dismantled its gallows.
Florida Allows prisoners to choose between lethal injection and
electrocution
Georgia Lethal injection is the sole method.
(On October 5, 2001, the Georgia Supreme Court held that the electric chair was cruel and unusual punishment and struck down the state's use of the method)
Idaho Authorizes
firing squad only if lethal injection is "impractical".
Illinois Lethal injection is the state's method.
However, it authorizes electrocution if lethal injection is ever held to be unconstitutional.
Indiana Lethal injection is the sole method.
Kansas Lethal injection is the sole method.
Kentucky Authorizes lethal injection for those convicted after March 31, 1998; those who committed the offense before that date may select lethal injection or
electrocution
Louisiana Lethal injection is the sole method.
Maryland Authorizes lethal injection for those whose capital offenses occurred on or after 3/25/94; those who committed the offense before that date may select lethal injection or
lethal gas.
Mississippi Lethal injection is the sole method.
Missouri Authorizes lethal injection or
lethal gas; the statute leaves unclear who decides what method to use, the inmate or the Director of the Missouri Department of Corrections.
Montana Lethal injection is the sole method.
Nebraska Electrocution is the sole method.
Nevada Lethal injection is the sole method.
New Hampshire Authorizes hanging only if lethal injection cannot be given.
New Jersey Lethal injection is the sole method.
New Mexico Lethal injection is the sole method.
New York Lethal injection is the sole method.
North Carolina Lethal injection is the sole method.
Ohio Lethal injection is the sole method.
Oklahoma
Authorizes electrocution if lethal injection is ever held to be unconstitutional and firing squad if both lethal injection and electrocution are held unconstitutional.
Oregon Lethal injection is the sole method.
Pennsylvania Lethal injection is the sole method.
South Carolina Allows prisoners to choose between lethal injection and
electrocution
South Dakota Lethal injection is the sole method.
Tennessee Authorizes lethal injection for those sentenced after Jan. 1, 1999; others choose between the
electric chair and lethal injection.
Texas Lethal injection is the sole method.
Utah Lethal Injection is the sole method of execution. Firing squad was chosen by some inmates prior to the passage of legislation banning the practice, and is only available for those inmates.
Virginia Allows prisoners to choose between lethal injection and
electrocution
Washington Provides that lethal injection be administered unless the inmate requests hanging.
Wyoming
Authorizes lethal gas if lethal injection is ever held to be unconstitutional.
U.S. Military Lethal injection is the sole method
U.S. Government The method of execution of Federal prisoners for offenses under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is that of the state in which the conviction took place, pursuant to 18 USC 3596. If the state has no death penalty, the judge may chose the method of another state. For offenses under the 1988 Drug Kingpin Law, the method of executions is lethal injection, pursuant to 28 CFR, Part 26.
(Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Capital Punishment 1996 Bulletin, Table 2 (Dec. 1997); updated by DPIC)
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Jippiiiie!!! You get to CHOOSE!
