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Fact brief: Has SD always used lethal injection for executions?

South Dakota News Watch

May 7, 2026

Fact brief: Has SD always used lethal injection for executions?

No. South Dakota executed prisoners via hanging and the electric chair until the state carried out its first lethal injection execution in 2007. Five people have been executed via…

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Fact brief: Has SD always used lethal injection for executions?

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