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"According to legal scholar Corinna Barrett Lain’s new book 'Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection,' Sigmon’s choice of death by firing squad reflects a sound assessment of the well-documented horrors of lethal injection." —Charlotte Rosen for The Baffler

https://thebaffler.com/latest/botched-by-design-rosen

wants to read Secrets of the Killing State by Corinna Barrett Lain

Corinna Barrett Lain: Secrets of the Killing State (2025, New York University Press) No rating

Heard about this via @TexasObserver@texasobserver.social at:

www.texasobserver.org/sordid-story-behind-lethal-injection/

I've heard before about how lethal injection is pseudoscience. Perhaps a full treatment is given in this book. Now that I've decided to go into nursing, having a full understanding of the system could help to motivate healthcare to take a stronger stance against it.

#DeathPenalty #LethalInjection #CriminalJustice #TexasObserver