Hanging was the primary method of execution used in the United States until the 1890s. Delaware and Washington have carried out a total of 3 executions by this method since it was re-introduced in 1976. It is estimated that some 13,000 men and 500 women were hanged from the early 1600’s to 1996 in America. The day before the execution the inmate must be weighed and rehearsal is done by using a sandbag as the weight of the prisoner. The rope
Hanging was the primary method of execution used in the United States until the 1890s. Delaware and Washington have carried out a total of 3 executions by this method since it was re-introduced in 1976. It is estimated that some 13,000 men and 500 women were hanged from the early 1600’s to 1996 in America. The day before the execution the inmate must be weighed and rehearsal is done by using a sandbag as the weight of the prisoner. The rope