phrases - What does "We have the needle in this state, and we use it" mean?



In the Stephen King novel, so the cop says to the guy who is yet proven to be guilty:



"Right now you're going to jail. And guess what? We have the needle in this state, and we use it."



Could you please elaborate.




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