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| 10 death row inmates challenge Tennessee law that could force them to die by electric chair |
| By therepublic.com- Travis Loller |
| Published: 09/19/2014 |
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Ten death row inmates already challenging Tennessee's lethal injection protocol were permitted by a judge Thursday to amend their lawsuit to include objections to the use of the electric chair. The General Assembly passed a law earlier this year allowing prisoners to be electrocuted if Tennessee Department of Correction officials were unable to obtain the drug used for lethal injection. Prior to that, prisoners could not be forced to die by the electric chair, although they were allowed to choose that method under some circumstances. Read More. |
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