In the Electric Chair - Tiny Davis Tortured to death by The People of the State Of Florida , by order of Governor 'JEB' Bush . The previous chair was made by inmates from oak in 1923 after the Florida Legislature designated electrocution as the official mode of execution. The apparatus that administers the electric current to the condemned inmate was not changed.
Officials say it is regularly tested to ensure proper functioning.
The Department of Corrections is awaiting the outcome of the legislative special session in January before proceeding to implement any method of execution other than electrocution. DOC does not have a plan, protocol or proposal to carry out the death penalty other than by electrocution. DOC officials, under the previous administration, have observed executions by lethal injection in other states. However, no plans were developed in Florida as a result of those observations. We are confident the electric chair has functioned properly in previous executions and will function properly if used again.