{"product_id":"the-volunteer-the-failure-of-the-death-penalty-in-america-and-one-inmates-quest-to-die-with-dignity-paperback","title":"The Volunteer: The Failure of the Death Penalty in America and One Inmate's Quest to Die with Dignity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGianna Toboni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting account of one inmate's quest to die on death row--and a fearless look at a system of punishment that has failed the public it claims to serve.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Scott Dozier was sent to Nevada's death row in 2007, convicted of a pair of grisly murders, he didn't cry foul or embark upon a protracted innocence campaign. He sought instead to expedite his execution--to hasten his inevitable death. He decided he would rather face his end swiftly than die slowly in solitary confinement. In volunteering for execution, Dozier may have been unusual. But in the tortuous events that led his death date to be scheduled and rescheduled, planned and then stayed, his time on death row was anything but. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Volunteer\u003c\/i\u003e, Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter Gianna Toboni traces the twists and turns of Dozier's story, along the way offering a hard look at the history and controversy that surround the death penalty today. Toboni reveals it to be a system rife with black market dealings and supply chain labyrinths, with disputed drugs and botched executions. Today's death penalty, generally carried out through lethal injection, has proven so cumbersome, ineffective, and potentially harrowing that some states have considered a return to the electric chairs and firing squads of the past, believing those approaches to be not only more effective but more humane. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e No matter where you stand on the morality of capital punishment, there's no denying that the death penalty is failing the American public. With costs running into the billions and countless lives kept in limbo, it has proven incapable of achieving its desired end: executing the inmates that fellow Americans have deemed guilty of the most heinous crimes. With \u003ci\u003eThe Volunteer\u003c\/i\u003e, Toboni offers an insightful and profound look at how the death penalty went so terribly wrong. A spellbinding story down to its shocking conclusion, it brings to light the horrifying realities of state-sanctioned killings--realities that many would prefer to ignore.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGianna Toboni is a documentary filmmaker and journalist. Formerly a senior correspondent and producer for \u003ci\u003eVICE News\u003c\/i\u003e, she has won Emmy, duPont-Columbia, and GLAAD Media Awards, and a Webby Award for Best Documentary Series; was recognized by the Newswomen's Club of New York; has been a Peabody finalist; and was named to \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e's 30 Under 30 list for Media. \u003ci\u003eThe Volunteer\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979098554669,"sku":"9781668033029","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/hX3-brEDzx9781668033029.webp?v=1775818971","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-volunteer-the-failure-of-the-death-penalty-in-america-and-one-inmates-quest-to-die-with-dignity-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}