Corinna Lain (University of Richmond School of Law) took a critical look at the use of lethal injection as a method of capital punishment. She argued that the reality of this form of execution is more brutal than is widely understood. Prof. Lain spoke at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C

Secrets of the Killing State pulls back the curtain on this clandestine punishment practice, presenting a view of lethal injection that states have worked hard to hide. For all the suffering that we see, there is also suffering that we don’t see. Indeed, the story told here is even bigger than the executions themselves, for behind the scenes is where it unfolds. Fake science, torturous drugs, inept executions, prison problems, and decades of state secrecy have created an execution method hardwired to go wrong in countless ways.

Watch the full interview.