A new book argues the way states perform executions is inhumane. Sierra Pfeifer sat down with its author to learn about the 'untold story' of lethal injection and Oklahoma’s role in how the condemned are executed. Lethal injection is the most common form of execution in the United States, designed to appear sterile, swift and humane. But as University of Richmond law professor Corinna Barrett Lain reveals in her forthcoming book, Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection , that perception is far from reality.
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