These chilling images show real-life execution chambers in various states across America.
Execution by Firing Squad, Utah State Prison, Draper, Utah, 2010
Lethal Injection Chamber From Witness Room, Cummins Unit, Grady, Arkansas, 1991
Gas Chamber, Arizona State Prison, Florence, Arizona, 1992
Injection Table, San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California, 2010
Lethal Injection Chamber, Territorial Correctional Facility, Canon City, Colorado, 1991
Gallows, Department of Corrections, Smyrna, Delaware, 1991.Delaware tore down its gallows in 2003. Executions are now performed through lethal injection.
Lethal Injection Gurney, Florida State Prison, Raiford, Florida, undated
Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison, Jackson, Georgia, 2001
Electric Chair, Alabama, 1991
Execution Chamber, Idaho Maximum Security Institution, Boise, Idaho, 2011
Execution Chamber, Indiana State Prison, Michigan City, Indiana, 1995
Execution Chamber, Kentucky State Penitentiary, Eddyville, Kentucky, 2004
Lethal Injection Chamber, Louisiana State Prison, Angola, Louisiana, 1992
Lethal Injection Chamber From Family Witness Room, Parchman State Penitentiary, Parchman, Mississippi, 1998
Execution Chamber, Montana State Prison, Deer Lodge, Montana, 1998
Gas Chamber, Central Prison, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1991
Lethal Injection Chamber, Nevada State Prison, Carson City, Nevada, 1991
Death Chamber, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, Lucasville, Ohio, 1997
Execution Chamber, Oklahoma State Penitentiary, McAlester, Oklahoma, 1996
Execution Chamber, Oregon State Penitentiary, Salem, Oregon, 1997
State Correctional Institute Rockview, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, 2008
Witness Room, Broad River Correctional Facility, Columbia, South Carolina, 1991
Lethal Injection Chamber, South Dakota State Penitentiary, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 2012
Execution Chamber, Riverbend Maximum Security Institute, Nashville, Tennessee, 1999
Lethal Injection Chamber, Texas State Prison, Huntsville, Texas, 1992
Electric Chair, Greensville Correctional Facility, Jarratt, Virginia, 1991
Execution Chamber with Witness Gallery, Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, Washington, 2008
these prisoners are generally the worst of murderers but still get to go out pain free with a gourmet meal of their choice.
i'm glad i live in a country where death penalty doesn't exist.