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Lethal State

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Author : Seth Kotch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019

Lethal State written by Seth Kotch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with History categories.

For years, American states have tinkered with the machinery of death, seeking to align capital punishment with evolving social standards and public will. Against this backdrop, North Carolina had long stood out as a prolific executioner with harsh mandatory sentencing statutes. But as the state sought to remake its image as modern and business-progressive in the early twentieth century, the question of execution preoccupied lawmakers, reformers, and state boosters alike. In this book, Seth Kotch recounts the history of the death penalty in North Carolina from its colonial origins to the present. He tracks the attempts to reform and sanitize the administration of death in a state as dedicated to its image as it was to rigid racial hierarchies. Through this lens, Lethal State helps explain not only Americans' deep and growing uncertainty about the death penalty but also their commitment to it. Kotch argues that Jim Crow justice continued to reign in the guise of a modernizing, orderly state and offers essential insight into the relationship between race, violence, and power in North Carolina. The history of capital punishment in North Carolina, as in other states wrestling with similar issues, emerges as one of state-building through lethal punishment.

Lethal Injection And The False Promise Of Humane Execution

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Author : Austin Sarat
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2022-06-28

Lethal Injection And The False Promise Of Humane Execution written by Austin Sarat and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-28 with Law categories.

With a history marked by incompetence, political maneuvering, and secrecy, America's "most humane" execution method is anything but. From the beginning of the Republic, this country has struggled to reconcile its use of capital punishment with the Constitution's prohibition of cruel punishment. Death penalty proponents argue both that it is justifiable as a response to particularly heinous crimes, and that it serves to deter others from committing them in the future. However, since the earliest executions, abolitionists have fought against this state-sanctioned killing, arguing, among other things, that the methods of execution have frequently been just as gruesome as the crimes meriting their use. Lethal injection was first introduced in order to quell such objections, but, as Austin Sarat shows in this brief history, its supporters' commitment to painless and humane death has never been certain. This book tells the story of lethal injection's earliest iterations in the United States, starting with New York state's rejection of that execution method almost a century and half ago. Sarat recounts lethal injection's return in the late 1970s, and offers novel and insightful scrutiny of the new drug protocols that went into effect between 2010 and 2020. Drawing on rare data, he makes the case that lethal injections during this time only became more unreliable, inefficient, and more frequently botched. Beyond his stirring narrative history, Sarat mounts a comprehensive condemnation of the state-level maneuvering in response to such mishaps, whereby death penalty states adopted secrecy statutes and adjusted their execution protocols to make it harder to identify and observe lethal injection's flaws. What was once touted as America's most humane execution method is now its most unreliable one. What was once a model of efficiency in the grim business of state killing is now marked by mayhem. The book concludes by critically examining the place of lethal injection, and the death penalty writ large, today.

So Long As They Die

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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Release Date : 2006

So Long As They Die written by and has been published by Human Rights Watch this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Capital punishment categories.

Recommendations. To state and federal corrections agencies - To state legislators and the U.S. Congress. -- I. Development of lethal injection protocols. Oklahoma - Texas - Tennessee - Lethal injection machines - Public access to lethal injection protocols. -- II. Lethal injection drugs. Potassium chloride - Pancuronium bromide - Sodium thiopental - The failure to review protocols. -- III. Lethal injection procedures. Qualifications of execution team - Checking the IV equipment - Level of anesthesia not monitored. -- IV. Physician participation in executions and medical ethics. -- V. Case study: Morales v. Hickman. -- VI. Botched executions. -- VII. International human rights and U.S. constitutional law. International human rights law - U.S. Constitutional law. -- Appendix A: State Execution Methods. -- Acknowledgements.

Lethal Injection

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Author : Jonathan R. Sorensen
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2013-08-26

Lethal Injection written by Jonathan R. Sorensen and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-26 with Social Science categories.

Few state issues have attracted as much controversy and national attention as the application of the death penalty in Texas. In the years since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, Texas has led the nation in passing death sentences and executing prisoners. The vigor with which Texas has implemented capital punishment has, however, raised more than a few questions. Why has Texas been so fervent in pursuing capital punishment? Has an aggressive death penalty produced any benefits? Have dangerous criminals been deterred? Have rights been trampled in the process and, most importantly, have innocents been executed? These important questions form the core of Lethal Injection: Capital Punishment in Texas during the Modern Era. This book is the first comprehensive empirical study of Texas's system of capital punishment in the modern era. Jon Sorensen and Rocky Pilgrim use a wealth of information gathered from formerly confidential prisoner records and a variety of statistical sources to test and challenge traditional preconceptions concerning racial bias, deterrence, guilt, and the application of capital punishment in this state. The results of their balanced analysis may surprise many who have followed the recent debate on this important issue.

The Currents Of Lethal Violence

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Author : N. Prabha Unnithan
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 1994-09-27

The Currents Of Lethal Violence written by N. Prabha Unnithan and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-09-27 with Social Science categories.

Building on past work, the authors outline an integrated model for linking suicide and homicide and show how that research from this perspective can further our understanding of violence. Specifically, they show that research based on this model provides new insights into how structural and cultural factors combine to produce high homicide levels in the American South and cross-national difference in lethal violence rates. In conclusion, they evaluate the model's utility, address possible criticisms of this perspective, and suggest avenues for further investigations of lethal violence.

Disarming The State S Lethal Weapon

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Author : George W. Brooks (Rev. Mr.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002

Disarming The State S Lethal Weapon written by George W. Brooks (Rev. Mr.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Capital punishment categories.

Lethal Affairs

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Author : Kim Baldwin
language : en
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Inc
Release Date : 2008-07-21

Lethal Affairs written by Kim Baldwin and has been published by Bold Strokes Books Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-21 with Fiction categories.

Love has never been more lethal. Elite operative Domino is no stranger to peril and impossible situations. Trained all her life to be just as comfortable fighting terrorists as mixing with the gala crowd, she is proficient at playing any role necessary to accomplish her objective and believes the cause sanctifies the means. But her latest assignment to investigate journalist Hayley Ward will test more than her skills, ingenuity, and courage, because this time she faces the ultimate dilemma: a choice between loyalty and love. First in the Elite Operatives romantic intrigue series.

Lethal Gas

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Author : Ron Kurz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974

Lethal Gas written by Ron Kurz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Juvenile Fiction categories.

Lethal Decree

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Author : Dr. Trent W. Smallwood
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2021-05-03

Lethal Decree written by Dr. Trent W. Smallwood and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-03 with Fiction categories.

Growing up in the spacious hills of West Virginia, Sebastian Storm’s destiny was mapped out at a very early age. Tragically losing both of his parents while in his early teens, Sebastian’s fate was sealed, and a new path now lay before him. Through the destined guidance of a remarkable mentor, Sebastian learned the ways of military combat. It was quickly realized that Sebastian possessed the gifts necessary to become a soldier elite. The United States government honed his skills further and, in the process, crafted a supersoldier. Storm was called in when all others had failed. Channeling his turbulent childhood anger, Sebastian concentrated his focus toward those that wronged others, his vengeance swift and calculated, a virtual modern-day champion for those that couldn’t defend themselves. A new breed of terrorism enters the global arena just as Storm’s self-reflection of his own vulnerability is realized, but when he learns that the leader of this auspicious group has set his focus on Storm specifically, he has no other choice but to meet it head-on. The leader of this group, Tobias Teague, and Sebastian Storm have long been rival entities bred by the same training early in their careers with a bitter tragedy that defined their emergent animosity for each other. For over a decade, they have avoided each other, but now Teague has planned a horrific terrorist event that will warrant the fear of the world, giving him the respect he commands. The odd chance of meeting an intricate and unique woman puts Sebastian into a tailspin of emotions he has never experienced and forces him to reevaluate where his priorities lie and what his future may bring. Duty being paramount, Storm is Teague’s only obstacle, and he will stop at nothing to achieve his goal. Their bond strong, defined by hate, by history, and by their lethal decree.

State By State

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Author : Matt Weiland
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2010-10-19

State By State written by Matt Weiland and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-19 with Literary Collections categories.

Inspired by Depression-era travel guides, an anthology of essays on each of the fifty states, plus Washington, D.C., by some of America’s finest writers. State by State is a panoramic portrait of America and an appreciation of all fifty states (and Washington, D.C.) by fifty-one of the most acclaimed writers in the nation. Anthony Bourdain chases the fumigation truck in Bergen County, New Jersey Dave Eggers tells it straight: Illinois is Number 1 Louise Erdrich loses her bikini top in North Dakota Jonathan Franzen gets waylaid by New York’s publicist . . . and personal attorney . . . and historian . . . and geologist John Hodgman explains why there is no such thing as a “Massachusettsean” Edward P. Jones makes the case: D.C. should be a state! Jhumpa Lahiri declares her reckless love for the Rhode Island coast Rich Moody explores the dark heart of Connecticut’s Merritt Parkway, exit by exit Ann Patchett makes a pilgrimage to the Civil War site at Shiloh, Tennessee William T. Vollman visits a San Francisco S&M club And many more Praise for State by State An NPR Best Book of the Year “The full plumage of American life, in all its riotous glory.” —The New Yorker “Odds are, you’ll fall for every state a little.” —Los Angeles Times