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Mugshot of Gee Jon

Mugshot of Gee Jon, taken in Nevada State Prison. Gee Jon was the first person to be executed by lethal gas in the United States.

Governor Ronald Reagan and state Senator George Deukmejian signing the 1973 California death penalty bill, SB450

The photograph was taken after the signing. Gov. Regan passes his pen to Sen. George Deukmejian (R. Long Beach), sponsor of the death penalty bill,…

John Brown's last speech

Abolitionist John Brown, about to be sentenced to death in 1859, addresses the court. Broadside sold at "The Liberator", Wm. Lloyd Garrison's…

Execution of five deserters

Engraving of Union soldiers executing deserters via firing squad

Lethal Injection Bed

The lethal injection bed used in the "Old Main," the retired Southern part of the Penitentiary of New Mexico.

San Quentin Gas Chamber

The gas chamber that was located in San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California. The chamber was dismantled in 2019 when Governor Gavin Newsom…