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The South Carolina Department of Corrections told The Washington Post over email on Tuesday that Sigmon’s lawyers were given the state’s “lethal injection protocols” under seal.
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Three volunteer corrections staff members will point rifles at Sigmon's chest and fire live rounds as he sits strapped to a chair, a hood over his head.
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