Corinna Barrett Lain
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“Lethal injection, from the very start, was about a humane-looking execution, not a humane execution,”
Corinna Barrett Lain · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-09
Lain argued that lethal injection was designed to appear humane rather than to actually be humane.
“Lethal injection has all of the delicacies of a medical procedure: all of the error-prone qualities, all of the need for precision. But it has been warped to fit the needs of execution settings,”
Corinna Barrett Lain · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-09
Lain explained that lethal injection carries the precision demands of a medical procedure but is adapted for prison execution settings.
“It’s this really bad combination of a delicate procedure that is not performed in a delicate way.”
Corinna Barrett Lain · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-09
Lain described botched executions she has witnessed, including prisoners being punctured with needles more than a dozen times.
“There’s a big difference.”
Corinna Barrett Lain · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-09
Lain concluded her point about the difference between a humane-looking execution and a humane execution.