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FILE - In this Oct. 13, 1999, file photo, Ricky Bell, then the warden at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tenn., gives a tour of the prison's execution chamber. Three condemned inmates in Tennessee have chosen to die in the electric chair in the past year, claiming the state's lethal injection method is even worse. The inmates argued in court that the midazolam-based lethal injection method causes feelings of burning and suffocating. Tennessee has three executions scheduled, and nine more in the works. Unless something changes, it is likely the three inmates who opted for the electric chair won't be the last. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

In Tennessee, inmates opt for electric chair over injection

By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows inmate David Earl Miller in Nashville, Tenn. Miller is requesting to die in the electric chair rather than by lethal injection. Lawyers for Miller have argued that Tennessee's midazolam-based injection method causes excruciating pain. A court filing on Monday says Miller has chosen electrocution for his Dec. 6 execution. (Tennessee Department of Correction via AP)

Tennessee: 2nd condemned man in weeks chooses electric chair

By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press

People form a circle and pray against the death penalty before the execution of Edmund Zagorski at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. (Shelley Mays/The Tennessean via AP)

After long hiatus, Tennessee could execute 3 this year

By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo released by the Tennessee Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Edmund Zagorski in Tennessee. If Tennessee electrocutes Zagorski, it will be in an electric chair built by a self-taught execution expert who is no longer welcome in the prison system. (Tennessee Department of Corrections via AP, File)

The Latest: Condemned man’s last words: ‘Let’s rock’

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FILE - This undated file photo released by the Tennessee Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Edmund Zagorski in Tennessee. If Tennessee electrocutes Zagorski, it will be in an electric chair built by a self-taught execution expert who is no longer welcome in the prison system. (Tennessee Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Tennessee man’s last words in electric chair: ‘Let’s rock’

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo released by the Tennessee Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Edmund Zagorski in Tennessee. If Tennessee electrocutes Zagorski, it will be in an electric chair built by a self-taught execution expert who is no longer welcome in the prison system. (Tennessee Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Tennessee inmate scheduled to die in electric chair

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FILE - This undated file photo released by the Tennessee Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Edmund Zagorski in Tennessee. If Tennessee electrocutes Zagorski, it will be in an electric chair built by a self-taught execution expert who is no longer welcome in the prison system. (Tennessee Department of Corrections via AP, File)

The Latest: Condemned prisoner appeals to US Supreme Court

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FILE - This undated file photo released by the Tennessee Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Edmund Zagorski in Tennessee. If Tennessee electrocutes Zagorski, it will be in an electric chair built by a self-taught execution expert who is no longer welcome in the prison system. (Tennessee Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Man smiles, says ‘Let’s rock’ before dying in electric chair

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo released by the Tennessee Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Edmund Zagorski in Tennessee. If Tennessee electrocutes Zagorski, it will be in an electric chair built by a self-taught execution expert who is no longer welcome in the prison system. (Tennessee Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Edmund Zagorski says ‘let’s rock’ before electric chair execution in Tennessee

By Kimberlee Kruesi - Associated Press

Death penalty foes plan vigils before Tennessee execution

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FILE - This undated file photo released by the Tennessee Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Edmund Zagorski in Tennessee. If Tennessee electrocutes Zagorski, it will be in an electric chair built by a self-taught execution expert who is no longer welcome in the prison system. (Tennessee Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Tennessee inmate facing execution asks courts to intervene

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FILE - This undated file photo released by the Tennessee Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Edmund Zagorski in Tennessee. If Tennessee electrocutes Zagorski, it will be in an electric chair built by a self-taught execution expert who is no longer welcome in the prison system. (Tennessee Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Tennessee death row inmate moved to death watch

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI - Associated Press

Legal appeals continuing just ahead of Tennessee execution

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Tennessee inmate asks court to stop Thursday electrocution

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The Latest: Judge says death row inmate’s lawyer needs phone

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