lethal injection
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The case of Clarence Ray Allen, the last inmate killed by lethal injection in California 20 years ago, is emblematic of how the law has failed, death penalty opponents say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
There have been 32 executions in the United States this year, all by lethal injection.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Last month, Christa Pike, a 50-year-old death row inmate, became the first person to survive a lethal injection attempt -- and is now recovering in a prison hospital.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Dr Joel Zivot, a professor of anaesthesiology and surgery based in Atlanta, Georgia, said states turned to lethal injection because it appeared from the outside to be a more peaceful means of execution.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Continued litigation about lethal injection protocols and other questions about the reliability of the death penalty slowed the execution rate in Alabama dramatically.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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