After a court ruling that the electric chair and lethal injection are cruel and unusual punishments, lawyers say the inmates want to know about the phenobarbital supply and efficacy
Under the state's revised capital punishment law, inmates must have the choice between the electric chair and a firing squad
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Three inmates claimed state's lethal injection method is more painful
Lawmakers acted after prison officials told them they don't have the drugs needed for lethal injection
The bill is an attempt to address inabilities to carry out lethal injections because of the lack of chemicals needed
David Earl Miller was convicted of a 1981 murder and had been on death row for 36 years, the longest of any inmate in Tennessee
David Earl Miller will be executed in the electric chair Thursday evening for a 1981 murder
Lawyers for David Earl Miller have argued that Tennessee's injection method causes excruciating pain
David Earl Miller has until Monday to decide whether he wants to die by lethal injection or electrocution
Edmund Zagorski, 63, became only the second person to die in the electric chair in Tennessee since 1960 when he was executed Thursday
The man responsible for building the state's electric chair thinks the device may malfunction
Execution plans remain on hold while the court decides whether the inmate had adequate representation
Legal experts said the move could open the door to legal challenges, or even the end of executions in Alabama
Electric chair would be used if state is unable to execute inmates via lethal injection
Already challenging Tennessee's lethal injection protocol
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