<P> A number of states still allow the condemned person to choose between electrocution and lethal injection . In all , twelve inmates nationwide - seven in Virginia , three in South Carolina , and one each in Arkansas and Tennessee - have opted for electrocution over lethal injection . The last use of the chair was on January 16 , 2013 , when Robert Gleason , Jr. , decided to go to the electric chair in Virginia . </P>
<P> A number of states still allow the condemned person to choose between electrocution and lethal injection . In all , twelve inmates nationwide - seven in Virginia , three in South Carolina , and one each in Arkansas and Tennessee - have opted for electrocution over lethal injection . The last use of the chair was on January 16 , 2013 , when Robert Gleason , Jr. , decided to go to the electric chair in Virginia . </P>
when was the last time someone was executed by electric chair
when was the last time someone was executed by electric chair
January 16 , 2013
January 16 , 2013