Posts by Sarah Russo
Secrets of the Killing State asks why lethal injections have been carried out in such brutal and incompetent ways
Secrets of the Killing State asks why lethal injections, which were once sold as the most humane execution method, have been carried out in such brutal and incompetent ways. Corinna…
Read MoreSecrets of the Killing State fall 2025 book tour
Dear friends, On September 3, I set out on a book tour for Secrets of the Killing State to talk to people about how the death penalty actually works and…
Read MoreCorinna Lain interviewed by Carol Steiker on the fight to end the use of lethal injection
The Myth of Forever Sleep: A new book examines why states continue to sell the American people on the utility of lethal injection—despite its well-documented, monstrous failings. In recent years,…
Read MoreRabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz interviews Professor Corinna Lain
The Untold Story of Lethal Injection: Professor Lain Interviewed by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz Professor Corinna Lain is the S. D. Roberts & Sandra Moore Professor of Law at the University…
Read MoreCorinna Lain warns execution by lethal injection could be deceptively agonizing
Arizona is set for its 2nd execution this year. It could be torturous. The state will kill Richard Djerf on Friday. Experts warn his execution by lethal injection could be…
Read MoreCorinna Lain discusses death penalty with Samantha Wright Idaho Matters: NPR
Expert sheds light on the shifting landscape of the death penalty in America Debate over the death penalty has intensified recently, both nationally and in Idaho. When President Donald Trump…
Read MoreCorrina Lain interviewed by Straight Arrow News on Luigi Mangione’s defense seeking to have death penalty charge dismissed
The defense counsel for Luigi Mangione asked a federal judge to dismiss several charges related to the case. One of those charges, levied by the Trump administration, carries the death…
Read MoreCorinna Barrett Lain interviewed by Phillip McKenzie on The Deep Dive Podcast
Corinna Barrett Lain discusses The Killing State with Phillip McKenzie on The Deep Dive Podcast. Philip welcomes. Corinna Barrett Lain, author of Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story…
Read MoreCorinna Lain interview on Houston Matters to discuss the history of lethal injection
Corinna Lain on Houston Matters: a Houston Public Media program discusses the history of lethal injection. Legal scholar and former criminal prosecutor Corinna Lain, discusses the history of lethal injection,…
Read MoreWhen the evidence hissed: the snake-killer trial that led to California’s last hanging execution
May 1, 1942: Robert James was the state’s last hanging execution. By that point the state had already decided to replace the noose with the ostensibly more humane gas chamber,…
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