342 | What was Revealed about the Death Penalty When a Man on Death Row Volunteered to be Executed? w/Gianna Toboni

Apr 1, 2025

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Today, Hunter spoke with Emmy Award winning documentarian and investigative journalist, Gianna Toboni to discuss her new book The Volunteer: The Failure of the Death Penalty and One Inmate's Quest to Die with Dignity. In this book, Gianna tells the story of Scott Dozier. He was on death row in Nevada for two separate homicide convictions, but despite him volunteering to be executed, forces both inside and outside of the prison prevented the state from executing him. Ultimately, Dozier took his own life after a few weeks on a mental health, solitary confinement hold. How did this all happen and what can we learn about the death penalty in America? All those questions and more in today's episode.

Guest

Gianna Toboni, Documentarian, Investigative Journalist, Author of The Volunteer

Resources:

Pick up a Copy of the Book Here

https://www.simonandschuster.biz/search/books/Author-Gianna-Toboni/Category-Law/_/N-1z0v8eyZh3kZm2st/Ne-pgt?options[sort]=BOOK_ORDER%7C0%7C%7CTITLE%7C0

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-volunteer-gianna-toboni/1145681921

Follow Gianna On Socials

https://bsky.app/profile/giannatoboni.bsky.social

https://www.instagram.com/giannatoboni/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianna-toboni-970174272/

https://x.com/GiannaToboni?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Gianna's Work at Vice (Including Interview's with Dozier)