In Louisiana and across the country, governments are going to extreme lengths to execute people despite public support declining dramatically over the last several years. Join the Promise of Justice Initiative Executive Director, Samantha Kennedy and University of Richmond School of Law professor, researcher, and author Corrinna Barrett Lain on September 25th, 6PM, at the Community Book Center (2523 Bayou Road, New Orleans) for a discussion of her book, Secrets of the Killing State and its relevance to Louisiana.

The discussion will be followed by remarks from Edward “Irv” Harris who spent six years on Louisiana’s death row. The book addresses the trend of states (including Louisiana) introducing gassing as a method to execute people. Louisiana gassed Jessie Hoffman to death last March, the first execution to occur since 2010 as well as the first time the state has used that method.