Suffocation by Design - Couverture souple

Hood, Jeff

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798990438736

Editeur : Bleakhouse Publishing, 2026

Synopsis

Suffocation by Design: The Story of America's Newest Execution Method examines America's newest execution method, nitrogen hypoxia, combining legal analysis, historical documentation and Jeff Hood's firsthand testimony as a spiritual advisor to two condemned men who suffered greatly during their executions. The book meticulously examines judicial reasoning across federal courts, documenting how judges approached constitutional challenges to nitrogen hypoxia and how deference to state expertise enabled continued use despite observable suffering. Hood situates nitrogen hypoxia within the broader pattern of American execution methods, each introduced with promises of humanity only to reveal new violence. His central argument is damning: nitrogen hypoxia was sold as humane but delivers torture. The book stands as scholarly documentation and prophetic witness-a refusal to let the state sanitize violence or erase the humanity of those it kills.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

The Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood is a theologian, writer and activist who has spent years ministering to people on death row. As a spiritual advisor and witness to executions, he speaks out against state violence and calls for a society rooted in justice, mercy and the sacredness of life.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bleakhouse Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798990438736
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 362
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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