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Has Kilby Prison's electric chair claimed its last life
A report on Kilby Prison's electric chair questions whether it will be used again. Warden C F Burford recalls switching it on in the past and argues its usefulness may be over, while officials debate if the chair will remain as a legal option for Alabama capital punishment.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Kilby
C.F. Burford
Tutwiler Women’s Prison
Wetumpka
Burford
Kirby
Curtis Simpson
Alabama