--- description: Tennessee resurrects the electric chair, Thailand's military tightens its grip, NOAA predicts calm summer, and Memorial Day Weekend traffic. title: Tennesee Resurects the Electric Chair image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt26342fcafaeef044/698690a23bc9993fb91a39b9/electric-chair-execution.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Shocking: Tennessee Resurrecting the Electric Chair by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 23, 2014 3:09 PM CUT  Electric chair on exhibit at the Texas Prison Museum in Huntsville, Texas on May 16, 2013 Electric chair on exhibit at the Texas Prison Museum in Huntsville, Texas on May 16, 2013Pat Sullivan—AP by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 23, 2014 3:09 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is watching this Friday, May 23: * [Tennessee](http://time.com/109909/tennessee-brings-back-electric-chair/ "undefined") could bring back the electric chair to perform the death penalty if drugs cannot be obtained. * Thailand’s [military](http://time.com/110076/is-thailand-safe/ "undefined") tightens its grip after a coup by applying nationwide curfews and censoring the media. * NOAA says to look forward to blue skies this summer in a report that predicts a slow [hurricane season](http://time.com/109101/hurricane-season-atlantic-pacific/ "undefined"). * Cops across the nation get their ticket books ready for the mad traffic of [Memorial Day](http://time.com/109176/this-is-going-to-be-the-worst-road-trip-weekend-ever/ "undefined") weekend. The Brief is published daily on weekdays. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/110359/tennessee-electric-chair-thailand-hurricane-memorial-day/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/110359/tennessee-electric-chair-thailand-hurricane-memorial-day/"},"headline":"Shocking: Tennessee Resurrecting the Electric Chair","datePublished":"2014-05-23T15:09:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:01:15.492Z","description":"Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now—from the editors of TIME","url":"https://time.com/110359/tennessee-electric-chair-thailand-hurricane-memorial-day/","keywords":["The Brief","Thailand","El Nino","NOAA","execution","Censorship","Tennessee","Traffic","Hurricanes","coup","Memorial Day"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt26342fcafaeef044/698690a23bc9993fb91a39b9/electric-chair-execution.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt26342fcafaeef044/698690a23bc9993fb91a39b9/electric-chair-execution.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Electric Chair Execution","caption":"Electric Chair Execution","creditText":"Pat Sullivan—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/110359/tennessee-electric-chair-thailand-hurricane-memorial-day/","name":"Shocking: Tennessee Resurrecting the Electric Chair"}}]}] ```