State vs. State
 

by : Robert Boone, Jerold Clark, Jhari Derr-Hill,
Jake Fields, & Jenny Harrison




The states with the most executions are-
Florida
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Virginia

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state has death penalty and has used it since 1976
state has death penalty and has not used it since 1976
state has abolished death penalty

Alaska
Hawaii
Iowa
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin


Firing Squad - In most cases, a team of fire executioners takes aim at the convict's trunk, and some of the shooters fire blanks so that the true killer is unknown.


Gas Chamber - The prisoner is restrained and sealed in an airtight chamber.  When given the signal the executioner opens a valve, allowing hydrochloric acid to flow into a can.  Upon another signal, either potassium cyanide or sodium cyanide crystals are dropped mechanically into the acid, producing hydrocyanic gas.


Hanging - Prior to the execution, the prisoner must be weighed.  The "drop" must be based on the prisoner's weight, to deliver 1260 foot-pounds of force to the neck.  The prisoner's weight in pounds is divided into 1260 to arrive at the drop in feet.  The noose is then placed around the convict's neck, behind his or her left ear, which will cause the neck to snap.  The trap door then opens, and the convict drops.


Electrocution - A prisoner is strapped to a specially built chair, their head and body shaved to provide better contact with the moistened copper electrodes that the executioner attaches.  Usually three or more executioners push buttons, but only one is connected to the actual electrical source so the real executioner is not known.



Lethal Injection - The prisoner is   secured on a gurney with lined ankle and wrist restraints.  A cardiac monitor and a stethoscope are attached and two saline intravenous lines are started, one in each arm.  The inmate is then covered with a sheet.  The saline intravenous lines are turned off, and sodium thiopental is injected, causing the inmate to fall into a deep sleep.  The second chemical agent, pancuronium bromide, a muscle relaxer, follows.  This causes the inmate to stop breathing due to paralyses of the diaphragm and lungs.  Finally, potassium chloride is injected, stopping the heart.


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