Lethal injection
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Lethal injection is injecting a person with poison, usually a fatal dose of drugs so that person will die. This is usually done as capital punishment. It is the main way to execute prisoners in the United States.[1] The idea of lethal injection was first suggested in New York in 1888, but Oklahoma was the first place to make a law that said it could use it in 1977.[2] Texas was the first state to actually use lethal injection for an execution. This first happened when Charlie Brooks was executed in 1982. Thirty-four US states now use it for capital punishment.[2]. Other countries to use it are China, Taiwan, the Philippines and Guatemala.[2]
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- ↑ "HowStuffWorks "How Lethal Injection Works"". people.howstuffworks.com. http://people.howstuffworks.com/lethal-injection.htm. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "HowStuffWorks "How Lethal Injection Works"". people.howstuffworks.com. http://people.howstuffworks.com/lethal-injection5.htm. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
