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Witnessing Executions In America's Prisons

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Examining Execution Ethics

This chapter explores the complexities and ethical dilemmas of conducting autopsies on executed individuals, particularly highlighting the case of Joe Nathan James. It raises moral questions about the humane treatment of death row inmates and questions the justifications for capital punishment amidst concerns of botched executions.

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