South Carolina wants to bring back executions using firing squads and the electric chair, with one state prosecutor saying that prisoners' deaths don't have to be quick and painless.

This undated photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows the state's death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair, left ...

The chair of North Carolina's Republican Party, who's also a former congressman, has been indicted on charges including wire fraud, bribery and aiding and abetting. Three other men also were indicted.

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South Carolina’s current execution law requires inmates to be sent to the electric chair unless they choose a different method. Lawmakers allowed a firing squad to be added in 2021.

South Carolina’s current execution law requires inmates to be sent to the electric chair unless they choose a different method. Lawmakers allowed a firing squad to be added in 2021.

South Carolina’s current execution law requires inmates to be sent to the electric chair unless they choose a different method. Lawmakers allowed a firing squad to be added in 2021.

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South Carolina’s current execution law requires inmates to be sent to the electric chair unless they choose a different method. Lawmakers allowed a firing squad to be added in 2021.

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