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A 1950 photo of the electric chair is shown at the Raiford Prison in Raiford, Fla. When introduced in 1922, the electric chair was seen as a humane means of execution. (AP Photo/Florida Photographic Collection)

A 1950 photo of the electric chair is shown at the Raiford Prison in Raiford, Fla. When introduced in 1922, the electric chair was seen as a humane means of execution. (AP Photo/Florida Photographic Collection)

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