The electricity that is generated by the chair outwits the brain, which is insulated by the skull, and instead passes through the body and out the leg. Even though the electricity is going through the body, the prisoner is still conscious. ...
The Green Mile If the walls of Cold Mountain Penitentiary could talk, they could tell you many stories. When you had been around as long as they had, you saw things. They had seen the deaths of many people. In fact, they had been the downfall of most of them. This was the last stop before going to hell. ...