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Capital punishment is a legal penalty in China. It is applicable to offenses ranging from murder to drug trafficking. [1] Executions are carried out by lethal injection or by shooting. [2][3][4] A survey conducted by The New York Times in 2014 found the death penalty retained widespread support in Chinese society. [5]
Execution van. An execution van is a vehicle in which prisoners are executed through lethal injection. [1] The vehicle is equipped with an execution chamber with a bed that physically restrains prisoners while lethal injections are administered. Execution vans have been used in China since 2003.
A 2017 study found that four U.S. states that allow capital punishment are stockpiling lethal-injection drugs that are in short supply and may be needed for life-saving medical procedures elsewhere. [109] This stockpiling of lethal-injection drugs also extends to the federal level, with the source of such drugs being put into question.
South Carolina’s 12-year hiatus on executions came after the lethal injection drug they used expired in 2013. The state’s execution default is the electric chair but allows death row inmates ...
A euthanasia solution is a drug-containing aqueous solution for intentionally ending life to either relieve pain and suffering or execute convicts. [1] The drugs used in euthanasia solution do not only need to be safe to personnel, but they also need to have a rapid onset of action and minimize the possible pain felt by humans and animals. [2]
The drugs, bought from the Union Avenue Compounding Pharmacy in Tacoma, Washington, were used in the lethal injection execution of convicted murderer Richard Leavitt in June 2012.
In Oklahoma, nitrogen was authorized as a back-up method in case lethal injection is unavailable because of court rulings or a shortage of drugs. Alabama law gives prisoners the option to choose ...
Terry Melvin Sims was the first person executed by lethal injection in the state of Florida. Mark James Asay was the first person executed by lethal injection using the drug etomidate. Robert Lee Massie was California's longest-serving death row inmate prior to his execution in 2001. Donald Dillbeck was Florida's 100th execution since the ...