Terry McAuliffe in a final-minute ruling guts bill that would have seen the return of ‘weak Sparky’ when officials cannot find scarce lethal injection drugs The Democratic governor of Virginia,Terry McAuliffe, has rejected a revival of the electric chair as the commonwealth’s main method of executions, or opting instead for a more modern technique for ensuring judicial killings can proceed ahead: the imposition of total state secrecy.[br] Related: Virginia governor has hours to determine on return of compulsory electric chair Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com