Ron, now 88, never dreamed of being a correctional officer, let alone the man in charge of a state's ... that the prison would likely be stopped from using the electric chair, so he sent Ron ...

The Florida Legislature passed a law replacing that method with an electric chair, which was built by prison inmates. The first person electrocuted by the state was Frank Johnson in 1924 ...

If a corrections bill in the Florida Legislature passes, the state could see death row prisoners executed by firing squad or ...

North Carolina hasn't had any executions since 2006 due to legal challenges, and lethal injection is the only legal method ...

He was killed at the Florida State Prison in Raiford ... Florida performs executions by lethal injection or electric chair. UPI has contacted the Florida Department of Corrections for clarification.

The Florida Legislature passed a law replacing that method with an electric chair, which was built by prison inmates. The first person electrocuted by the state was Frank Johnson in 1924 ...

In what he now calls a 'wonderful career', he recalled moving to Florida State Prison, famous for holding the US ... But something went wrong when Medina was hooked up to the electric chair, as the ...

Joe watched his 'friend' Willie Darden be executed by the electric chair in 1988Credit ... the bottom of the screen that says: 'The Florida State Prison announced that John Spenkelink was executed ...

Glen Rogers [ Florida Department of Corrections ] “His story needs ... Although Florida allows the electric chair as an option, it has not been used since 1999. Rogers’ attorney opined that ...

He is set to be executed at Florida State Prison in Raiford during the week of May 15. The Associated Press contributed to this report.