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The last person electrocuted by Alabama's Yellow Mama: Friday's ... » Mar 13, 2015 ...The Alabama House has approved bringing back the electric chair if ongoing disputes over drugs used in lethal injections make that method of execution impossible. If the Senate passes the measure and the aptly named "Yellow Mama" is hauled out of storage, it would mark the first time since 2002 the... Al.com

Alabama Lawmakers Vote To Bring Back the Electric Chair ... » Mar 12, 2015 ...The Alabama House passed a bill this week that would allow the state to once again put people to death by electric chair if the currently low supply of lethal injection drugs runs out or if the Supreme Court places limits on which drugs can be used to execute inmates in a case currently pending before the... Thinkprogress.org

Legislature to consider bringing back Alabama's famed 'Yellow ... » Jan 2, 2015 ...Legislature to consider bringing back Alabama's famed 'Yellow Mama' electric chair. written by Cliff Sims; on January 2, 2015 at ...Greer says the holdups are costing taxpayers money because of the extended time death row inmates are cared for by the state. “Those on death row today may be there for... Yellowhammernews.com

Legislation to Bring Electric Chair Back to Alabama Loses Steam ... » Jun 3, 2015 ...A bill that would bring back Alabama's electric chair, and keep secret the suppliers of death penalty drugs, appears dead for the session. Wkrg.com

Would Alabama bring back electric chair? » Apr 20, 2014 ...Shortage of lethal-injection drugs has state pondering bringing back electric chair . ...The disconnection required the switch to be thrown a second time. ...The electric chair, colloquially known as “Yellow Mama,” was Alabama's primary means of execution from 1927 to 2002; Dunkins was one of 24 people... Montgomeryadvertiser.com

Alabama lawmaker: It's time to bring back the firing squad for death ... » Nov 15, 2016 ...Alabama lawmaker: It's time to bring back the firing squad for death row inmates ...For three-quarters of a century (1927-2002), executions in Alabama were carried out using an electric chair dubbed “Yellow Mama,” a nickname it was given after being covered in the same paint used to stripe Alabama's... Yellowhammernews.com

Bill to bring back the electric chair passes Alabama House | AL.com » Mar 11, 2015 ...Legislation to bring back the electric chair in Alabama if lethal injection is deemed unconstitutional or the ingredients aren't available passed in the House. "The system we have today, we all know it is not working," bill sponsor Lynn Greer, R-Rogersville, said on the House floor Wednesday evening. "It may... Al.com

Virginia lawmakers vote to bring back electric chair » Mar 7, 2016 ...The bill would require use of the electric chair if injection drugs are not available. Usatoday.com

Tennessee to bring back the electric chair - YouTube » May 23, 2014 ...Richard Dieter discusses Tennessee's move to bring back the electric chair if lethal injection drugs are unavailable. Youtube.com

What Could Go Wrong? Electric Chair Poised to Make a Comeback ... » May 23, 2014 ...A shortage of lethal injection drugs has prompted lawmakers in several death- penalty states to make noise about bringing back more primitive methods of execution. This week, Tennessee became the first one to actually do it. Gov. Bill Haslam, a Republican, signed a law late Thursday that would make the... Nbcnews.com