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House approves bill shielding personnel involved in firing‑squad execution procedures House Bill 8‑03 passed after floor debate; the bill extends nondisclosure protections previously applied to lethal‑injection teams to personnel involved in firing‑squad procedures, prompting objections about transparency and judicial review.

Idaho's House just passed a controversial bill that expands confidentiality for personnel involved in firing-squad executions, raising serious questions about transparency in life-and-death decisions.

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Lawmakers hear hours of testimony as sponsor seeks to make offenses against minors death‑eligible under HB 17‑30 Representatives and a long line of witnesses debated House Bill 17‑30, which would make sexual penetration or contact offenses against minors under 16 potentially death‑eligible; witnesses raised constitutional, fiscal, reporting and statutory drafting concerns and urged alternatives including life‑without‑parole and stronger victim services.

As lawmakers in New Hampshire grapple with the implications of House Bill 17-30, emotional testimonies reveal deep divisions over the death penalty for crimes against minors and the potential impact on families and justice.

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Court Reviews Mental Competency of Inmate Menzies Amid Concern Over Deteriorating Condition Experts present evidence of significant mental decline in Menzies during competency hearings.

The Utah Supreme Court is grappling with alarming evidence of severe cognitive decline in inmate Menzies, raising critical questions about his mental competency and the implications for his death penalty case.

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The Blogs: Alabama savagely gas-tortured a fifth man to death From the blog of Stephen A. Cooper at The Times of Israel

SECRETS OF THE KILLING STATE (@nyupress.bsky.social) by @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social was referenced in the ‪@timesofisrael.com‬

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4 executions are scheduled in 4 states over four days this week. Here’s what we know | CNN Over the next four days, four inmates in four states are scheduled to be put to death – a cluster that, while not abnormal – comes amid a national uptick in executions as President Donald Trump calls ...

@corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social, author of SECRETS OF THE KILLING STATE (@nyupress.bsky.social), was quoted in CNN about the uptick in executions

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Lethal Injections & The Hidden Torture of Executions Podcast Episode · KPFA - Letters and Politics · 05/28/2025 · 17m

@corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social, author of SECRETS OF THE KILLING STATE (@nyupress.bsky.social), was interviewed on @kpfa.org‬’s Letters and Politics!

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Q&A: How lethal injection ‘hides the violence’ of executions in the South and elsewhere A new book explores the secretive, complicated history of lethal injection and its relationship to the death penalty.

An audio and print Q&A with @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social, author of SECRETS OF THE KILLING STATE, was featured on @wwno.org - New Orleans Public Radio

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🧵(2/20)

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045: Secrets of The Killing State: A Conversation With Corinna Barrett Lain Podcast Episode · It's a History Podcast · 04/23/2025 · 32m

@corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social, author of SECRETS OF THE KILLING STATE (@nyupress.bsky.social), was interviewed on the It's a History Podcast

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Senate Bill 16 04 addresses mental health and execution methods for Florida inmates Senate Bill 16 04 introduces mental health provisions and revises execution methods in Florida.

Florida's new corrections bill tackles critical issues like mental health access for inmates and the administration of lethal injection, sparking heated debates among lawmakers.

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10 New Books Coming Out This Week Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Louise Hegarty, Fair Play (Harper) “Entertainingly avant-garde . . . . Ms. Hegarty is after more than a simulation of…

SECRETS OF THE KILLING STATE (@nyupress.bsky.social) by @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social was included in a roundup on @crimereads.bsky.social!

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Everything You Thought You Knew About Lethal Injection Is Wrong Three hours. That’s how long it took the state of Alabama to kill Joe Nathan James by lethal injection in 2022, setting a new record for the longest execution in United States history. James’s auto…

An excerpt from SECRETS OF THE KILLING STATE (@nyupress.bsky.social) by @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social ran on @crimereads.bsky.social.

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Who are the death row executioners? Disgraced doctors, suspended nurses and drunk drivers These are just the US executioners we know. But they are a chilling indication of the executioners we don’t know

An adapted excerpt from @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social 's book SECRETS OF THE KILLING STATE (@nyupress.bsky.social ) ran in @theguardian.com

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Senate committee debates SB 1804 on death penalty for child sex offenders Florida Senate committee approves bill allowing death penalty for certain child sex crimes.

Florida's Senate committee is stirring controversy by debating a bill that could expand the death penalty to include certain child sex crimes—how will this reshape justice in the state?

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Arkansas legislature amends death penalty and pardon application laws Arkansas updates codes regarding death penalty waivers and pardon applications for capital offenses.

Arkansas is on the brink of a major shift in its criminal justice system with Senate Bill 375, which could redefine the death penalty and enhance victim rights in a groundbreaking way.

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Why the firing squad may be making a comeback | CNN South Carolina plans to execute Mikal Mahdi on Friday for the murder of a police officer, draping a hood over his head and firing three bullets into his heart.

@corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social, author of SECRETS OF THE KILLING STATE, was quoted in @cnn.com in an article about the firing squad

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An Idaho warden acquired hard to get lethal injection drugs from an undisclosed supplier on a rural road While manufacturers of FDA-approved injectable pentobarbital are warning states not to use the sedative in executions, some states are still buying it — and paying top dollar.

@corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social, author of SECRETS OF THE KILLING STATE, was quoted in an exclusive feature article for @nbcnews.com

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🧵(5/23)

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State Court outlines trial procedures for first-degree murder cases State Court establishes two-stage trial process for first-degree murder charges.

Missouri's House Bill 953 is set to reshape the trial process for first-degree murder cases, promising fairness and clarity in the imposition of the death penalty.

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Corinna Barrett Lain- “The Killing State.” — He's Just A Social Worker LLC. Corinna Barrett Lain is the S. D. Roberts & Sandra Moore Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law. She is one of the nation’s leading authorities on the death penalty, presenting her work at national and international conferences and publishing in the top law journals in

@corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social was interviewed about her upcoming book SECRETS OF THE KILLING STATE (@nyupress.bsky.social | April 22) on the He's Just Podcast from WHCR 90.3 FM NY: https://page1m.co/4cfKaey

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Aaron Gunches: Arizona executes man who murdered girlfriend's ex After a years-long hiatus, executions have resumed in Arizona after Aaron Gunches was put to death. Gunches was given the death penalty in connection with a 2002 murder.

SECRETS OF THE KILLING STATE author @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social was interviewed on @fox10phoenix.bsky.social about the Aaron Gunches execution
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🧵(4/18)

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Arizona’s execution pitted experts against politicians. Experts lost | Austin Sarat The governor dismissed an ex-judge studying the death penalty in the state and failed to heed a leading voice on the matter. It’s no surprise

@corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social  was quoted about Arizona's execution policy in @theguardian.com : https://page1m.co/4iAB7am

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Aaron Gunches: Arizona executes man who murdered girlfriend's ex After a years-long hiatus, executions have resumed in Arizona after Aaron Gunches was put to death. Gunches was given the death penalty in connection with a 2002 murder.

@corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social  was interviewed by @fox10phoenix.bsky.social  about Wednesday's Arizona execution: https://page1m.co/4l1L6qX

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Secrecy Clouds Arizona's Lethal Injection Protocol as the State Restarts Executions  - Bolts The decision by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs to resume capital punishment aligns with a larger trend of death penalty states hiding key details about executions.

@corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social  was quoted in a @bolts.bsky.social article about Arizona's decision to resume executions by @pascalsabino.bsky.social and @laurengill.bsky.social : https://page1m.co/4il0jS7

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Ohio House Bill 177 modifies death sentence appeal processes for offenders H.B. 177 alters guidelines for death sentence appeals and trial fairness standards.

Ohio's House Bill 177 is shaking up the criminal justice system by proposing pivotal reforms for death penalty cases and juvenile offenders.

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Legislation defines mental incompetency for execution in HB1693 HB1693 establishes criteria for assessing mental competency before execution judgments.

Oklahoma's new House Bill 1693 could redefine mental competency standards for the death penalty, raising crucial ethical questions about justice and humanity.

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Ricky Dubose faces trial amid alarming security breaches at special management unit Ricky Dubose found with contraband while awaiting trial for serious offenses.

The explosive debate on the death penalty in Georgia ignited after Ricky Dubose, caught with contraband in his cell, raised alarming questions about justice and security.

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Biden Should Fulfill His Promise To Commute Federal Death Sentences | Opinion

Will President Joe Biden commute all federal death sentences or will he break another campaign promise before leaving office in January?...

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