Corinna Barrett Lain is the S. D. Roberts & Sandra Moore Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law. She is one of the nation’s leading authorities on the death penalty, and author of the 2025 book “Secrets of the Killing State: the Untold Story of Lethal Injection.” Lain is a former prosecutor, a former sergeant in the Army, and a recipient of the University of Richmond’s Distinguished Educator Award.
Execution by lethal injection is seen by many Americans as a less barbaric alternative than older methods like hanging, firing squads and electrocution. It is easy to assume that the process must...
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