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History of capital punishment in Nebraska

Published Friday | February 8, 2008History of capital punishment in NebraskaTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS History of executions All executions in Nebraska since 1903 have taken place within the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln. Before 1903, executions were handled in the county where the offense took place.From 1903 to 1913, the means of execution was by hanging. Since 1913, electrocution has been the state's sole method of execution.Nebraska has executed eight inmates by hanging and 15 inmates by electrocution in the electric chair.In 2002, death row moved from the prison in Lincoln to the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution, but executions still take place in Lincoln. The electric chair is housed in the basement of the Lincoln prison...continue to full post

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