Some circuit breakers installed in homes in the 1960s, '70s and early '80s could fail to trip — a concern especially at this time of the year, when people demand more of their home's electrical ...

The now-retired Old Sparky, as the chair is known, is on display at the Texas Prison Museum in the city of Huntsville, which is dedicated to the history of the state's prisons in the past 150 years.

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January 26, 2004 - Posted at 4:28 p.m. CDT TUCKER, AR - Arkansas' electric chair is officially obsolete and is now on display at the state prison museum in Tucker. Convicted murderer Charles Singleton ...

Old Sparky was retrieved from storage in 1989 and put on display when the prison museum opened. It's set up just like it was in the "death house". And yes, it's still in working order, Willett says.

TALLAHASSEE – “Old Sparky” – the 76-year-old cracked, oaken electric chair at Florida State Prison – has been quietly replaced under cover of darkness by a sturdier modern replica.More ...

In 1923, the Florida Legislature designated electrocution as the state's official means of execution. Public hangings, which until that point were conducted by counties, were banned ...

For a shocking example of why the death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment, look no further than the execution in Florida last month of Pedro Medina. And for a particularly debased reaction to… ...