SuperMAX
Novelette 7,914 words Recommended by 1 award/anthology source
"Gravel crunched as the mobile morgue drove itself away from the prison loading dock. Spotting the vehicle, the facility supervisor began to jog toward the gatehouse. Shoes slapping, he struggled to keep his shirt tucked in as he crossed the outer parking lot, well beyond the automated gun turrets and perimeter fences."
Content warnings 3
animal-harmchild-deathviolence
Quasar links out; the story lives on Uncanny, where the author gets the click.