Electric Chair is used in state prisons for executing prisoners after they get a death sentence. Electrocution is used as the sole method of execution in Nebraska. For execution by the electric chair, the person is barbered and tied to a chair with belts.
The Department of Correction tests the electric chair within two weeks before the planned execution date to make sure it is operational by the method of test load box. It is a method of checking the flow of voltage in the electrical cables.
