alifornia, Maryland, Missouri, and Wyoming, all authorize this method. The inmate is strapped to a chair in an airtight chamber. Below the chair rests a bucket of sulfuric acid. When the executioner pulls a lever, crystals of sodium cyanide are released into the pail. A chemical reaction is caused which releases hydrogen cyanide gas.
             The last form of execution is lethal injection. Thirty-eight states, plus the U.S military and government, use this method. Lethal injection is what is used most often in executions, because it is considered "humane". The inmate is strapped to a table, where he is given an IV. First he is injected with sodium thiopental, which is an anesthetic that puts him to sleep. Next the inmate is given another drug to relax the entire muscle syste
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