Is Massachusetts a lethal injection state?

What method of the death penalty does each states use?

Each state uses either the electric chair or gives the prisoner a lethal injection of poison with a needle.

What is the punishment for Deadly conduct in the state of Texas?

Lethal Injection. Texas is the leading state of Death Penalties.

What form of execution does Texas use?

Texas primarily uses lethal injection as the method of execution for individuals on death row. However, the state also allows for the use of alternative methods such as the electric chair for those who select it as their preferred method of execution.

In what year did the first execution by lethal injection take place in America?

1982 The first execution by lethal injection took place at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. Charles Brooks, Jr., convicted of murdering an auto mechanic, was executed by lethal injection on December 7, 1982.

What is the Capital Punishment in the state of NC?

North Carolina's method of execution is lethal injection.

What options are there for the death penalty in the US?

AnswerLife in prison or the death penaltyAnswerThe 35 states that still have capital punishment were transitioning toward using lethal injection for most executions, when medical evidence indicated the drugs may not be working as expected, and may cause the prisoner to undergo conscious asphyxiation. At least one state (Nevada) has reverted to using the electric chair, and several others have declared a temporary moratorium on executions. A few states allow a choice between injection and one other method, such as the gas chamber, electrocution, hanging, or a firing squad, usually for offenders who were sentenced or committed their crimes before a certain date.Execution Methods by StateAlabama..................Choice of lethal injection or electrocutionArkansas.................Lethal injection (or choice of electrocution if convicted before 1983)Arizona...................Lethal injection (or choice of electrocution if convicted before November 1992)California................Choice of lethal injection or gas chamberColorado.................Lethal injectionConnecticut.............Lethal injectionDelaware................Lethal injection (or choice of hanging if convicted before June 13, 1986)Florida....................Choice of lethal injection or electrocutionGeorgia..................Lethal injectionIdaho.....................Lethal injection (or firing squad if injection is impractical)Illinois....................Lethal injectionIndiana..................Lethal injectionKansas...................Lethal injectionKentucky................Lethal injection (or choice of electrocution if sentenced before March 31, 1998)Louisiana................Lethal injectionMaryland................Lethal injection (or choice of gas chamber if sentenced before March 25, 1994)Missouri.................Choice of lethal injection or gas chamberMississippi..............Lethal injectionMontana.................Lethal injectionNorth Carolina.........Lethal injectionNebraska................Lethal injectionNew Hampshire.......Lethal injection (or hanging if injection is impractical)Nevada..................Lethal injectionOhio......................Lethal injectionOklahoma..............Lethal injection (or electrocution or firing squad if injection is declared unconstitutional)Oregon..................Lethal injectionPennsylvania..........Lethal injectionSouth Carolina........Choice of lethal injection or electrocutionSouth Dakota.........Lethal injectionTennessee..............Lethal injection (or choice of electrocution for offenses before December 31, 1998)Texas....................Lethal injectionUtah.....................Lethal injection (or firing squad if injection is declared unconstitutional)Virginia.................Choice of lethal injection or electrocutionWashington...........Choice of lethal injection or hangingWyoming...............Lethal injection (or gas chamber if injection is declared unconstitutional)Federal.................Method of state where sentence was imposedMilitary.................Lethal injectionAnswerOklahoma was the first jurisdiction to authorize lethal injection May 1977. Texas was the second August 1977. Oklahoma and Texas no longer authorize electrocution but electrocution is designated to supplant lethal injection if lethal injection can't be administered in Oklahoma. Texas executed the first prisoner by lethal injection December 7, 1982.ELECTROCUTIONAlabama, Florida, South Carolina, and Virginia authorize electrocution as an alternative to lethal injection. Ohio similarly authorized electrocution until September 2001. Kentucky and Tennessee authorize electrocution if the prisoner was sentenced to death for crimes committed before legislative dates. (March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1998 respectively.) Arkansas, Illinois, and Oklahoma don't authorize the use of electrocution but electrocution is designated to supplant lethal injection if lethal injection cannot be administered. Florida required electrocution until January 2000. Georgia required electrocution until October 2001. Alabama required electrocution until July 2002. Nebraska required electrocution until February 2008.GASSINGCalifornia authorizes gassing as an alternative to lethal injection. North Carolina similarly authorized gassing until October 1998. Arizona authorizes gassing for prisoners sentenced to death before November 15, 1992. Maryland authorizes gassing if the prisoner was sentenced to death for crimes committed before March 25, 1994. Wyoming no longer authorizes the use of gassing but gassing is designated to supplant lethal injection if lethal injection can't be administered. Missouri either authorizes gassing as an alternative to lethal injection or designates gassing to supplant lethal injection if lethal injection cannot be administered - no one is certain except the State Legislature.HANGINGWashington State authorizes hanging as an alternative to lethal injection. Delaware and New Hampshire no longer authorize hanging but hanging is designated to supplant lethal injection if lethal injection cannot be administered.SHOOTINGUtah authorizes shooting if the prisoner was sentenced to death for crimes committed before May 3, 2004. Oklahoma doesn't authorize the use of shooting but shooting is designated to supplant electrocution if electrocution cannot be administered.JURISDICTIONS THAT FORMERLY AUTHORIZED ELECTROCUTIONAlabama - prescribed method until July 2002.Arkansas - prescribed method until July 1983.Florida - prescribed method until January 2000.Georgia - prescribed method until October 2001.Kentucky - prescribed method until March 1998.Mississippi - prescribed method until September 1954.Nebraska - prescribed method until February 2008.Oklahoma - prescribed method until May 1977.Pennsylvania - prescribed method until November 1990.South Carolina - prescribed method until June 1995.Tennessee - prescribed method until December 1998.Texas - prescribed method until August 1977.

Can you reverse lethal injection?

No.

Is lethal injection legal?

yes lethal injection is mostly a type of execution method so it is cosidered legal

Is there a state that uses execution other than lethal injection?

All 35 US states that still have the death penalty officially use lethal injection as their primary or exclusive method of execution; however, Nevada has temporarily reverted to using the electric chair due to concerns that the lethal injection cocktail may cause conscious asphyxiation, an inhumane death. A few states, such as Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming, have back-up plans ready in case lethal injection is declared unconstitutional.

Is lethal injection the only way to carry out the death penalty?

Lethal injection is the only option at this time for the death penalty.

Where did the lethal injection come from?

Lethal injection was first suggested in 1888 as a cheaper alternative to hanging. Oklahoma was the first state to adopt what's called the Chapman Protocol, in 1977; the first use of lethal injection was in Texas in 1982.

How is ethanasia given?

By lethal injection.