Christa Pike survived lethal injection. How your state carries out executions

Data: Death Penalty Information Center; Note: New Hampshire abolished the death penalty but retains one prisoner on death row; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Christa Pike's survival after two lethal injection doses has put state execution protocols nationwide under new scrutiny. The big picture: How prisoners are executed varies by state, with lethal injection, electrocution, lethal gas and firing squads among the methods authorized. Lethal injections are the most common U.S. execution method, accounting

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