Deborah Denno comments to Der Tagesspiegel (Germany) on the execution of Dennis McGuire, whose death lasted a total of 25 minutes due to a new mix of chemicals used in the lethal injection.
Legal expert Deborah Denno of Fordham University School of Law criticized the responsible authorities sharply: “Given the length and disturbing descriptions of Dennis McGuire’s execution, the execution by lethal injection in this country monstrous and problematic than ever appear,” she explained. Maya Foa of the incoming for prisoner rights organization Reprieve posed the question, “how many botched executions-like we still need before the executioners to stop abusing people as guinea pigs.”
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