A disturbing series of death row scandals has cast doubt over the role of executions in America's legal system, amid concerns over the ability to safely and humanely carry out lethal injections. In August, convicted killer Joe Nathan James , when he was slowly put to death over an agonizing three-hour ordeal. And almost a year later, a bombshell lawsuit was filed on May 3 suing officials for the 'cruel and unusual punishment' inflicted on James - in what is just the latest chapter in a legal battle that has been brewing in several Southern states for years.
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