Electrocution was invented to seek a more humane way to execute criminals rather than hanging them. The first electric chair was invented in New York in 1888 and executed William Kemmler in 1890. Other states begin to take interest in this new and easy method. In Nebraska it was the sole use of execution until in 2008, the state of Nebraska declared it "cruel and unusual punishment", this claim left the state without any method of execution.
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