The Sandman
A Georgia doctor and leader of the state's lethal injection team offers a rare reflection on the contradictory world of medicalized executions.
by Lauren Knapp19 minsClosed captioning available
Profiles Dr. Carlo Musso, who has helped the state of Georgia execute inmates via lethal injection since 2003, despite the medical community's near-unanimous opposition to physician participation in executions. The film explores Dr. Musso's own moral equivocation as he grapples with his commitment to the Hippocratic Oath alongside his self-described role of providing "end of life care" within the correctional system, all while personally opposing capital punishment. Examines how the presence of medicine and a white coat may lend a false sense of humaneness to executions, prompting audiences to consider the violence lethal injection may mask.
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