electric chair

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“As soon as Dara and I walked into his house, the electric chair from ‘Female Trouble’ was right in front of us.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2023

The state asked the Supreme Court to toss out a lower court ruling after a 2022 trial that the electric chair and the firing squad are cruel and unusual punishments.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2023

But by the late 1970s and early 1980s, problems with executions using the electric chair made headlines everywhere.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2022

In 1983, Ms. Piel persuaded a judge to issue a stay of their execution 16 hours before the defendants were set to die in the electric chair.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2022

I plow through the crowds in my electric chair like a power mower in thick grass.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper