Christa Pike survived two lethal injections. Now what? | DW News

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After surviving two doses of a lethal injection drug, Christa Pike's case has thrust the US death penalty back into the spotlight. As officials in the state of Tennessee investigate what went wrong, a bigger debate is emerging over the limits and future of capital punishment. Chapters: 00:00 Texas execution follows failed lethal injection 00:35 Interview Alexis Hoag-Fordjour, Brooklyn Law School 01:40 Does the failed execution expose deeper problems? 02:52 Why executions are rising despite fewer death sentences 04:17 The political forces behind capital punishment 05:10 Who is most likely to receive the death penalty? 06:46 Life and conditions on death row 09:07 Interview Bryan Stevenson, Equal Justice Intitiative 10:42 Does execution bring justice to victims’ families? 12:05 How politics and race shape the debate 13:56 Could the U.S. abolish the death penalty? 14:29 A turning point in the national conversation 15:27 Moving from punishment to prevention For more news go to: http://ww

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