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South Carolina s 109-year-old electric chair is one of two legal execution methods under a law signed by the governor on Friday. Firing squad is the other and prison officials have been doing preliminary research into how such executions are carried out in other states, but are not sure how long it will take to have a firing squad in place in South Carolina. Kinard Lisbon/South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP
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South Carolina s 109-year-old electric chair is one of two legal execution methods under a law signed by the governor on Friday. Firing squad is the other and prison officials have been doing preliminary research into how such executions are carried out in other states, but are not sure how long it will take to have a firing squad in place in South Carolina.