Do they still kill people in electric chairs in prison? If they do, what do people have to do, to have to be sentenced to death in one?
Depends on the State. Usually people get to choose between getting a shot (that's what most people do), Blind shooting, hanging, or the chair.
Yes, some states still retain the electric chair as a back-up, in case lethal injection becomes unconstitutional. Nebraska previously used the chair, but this was declared illegal by the State Supreme court last year.
9 states still currently use the electric chair as a secondary form of execution. Oklahoma, Florida, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, and Virginia. A capital punishment is required for lethal injection or death by the electric chair. Capital crimes include: Highest grade of murder Treason Use of weapons of mass destruction that result in death Espionage Terrorism Certain violations of the Geneve Convention Aggravated rape in Louisiana, Florida and Oklahoma Extortionate kidnapping in Oklahoma Aggravated kidnapping in Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky and South Carolina Aircraft hijacking in Alabama Drug trafficking resulting in a person's death in Connecticut Train wrecking which leads to a person's death Perjury which leads to a person's death in California In the Military: Desertion Mutiny Spying
