Real People and Real Families: The Reality of Death Row
Recently, the Marshall Project published an article written by Death Row inmate Timothy White entitled, "Why We Can’t Have Nice Things on Death Row." Mr. White resides on the North Carolina Death Row, located in Raleigh, North Carolina’s Central Prison.
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Every so often, we recommend a book or movie or film that informs and educates about the complexity of issues involved in capital cases and the death penalty in America today.
Today, we’re sharing a documentary that is available on Netflix right now.
It’s Into the Abyss (2011) directed by Werner Herzog
The Florida Execution Schedule is up and running again. Governor Rick Scott has signed the Death Warrant for an August execution, the first execution for Florida in 18 months.
Mark James Asay is scheduled to be executed by the State of Florida on August 24, 2017, at six o’clock in the afternoon.
Death Warrant
Last night, Virginia Death Row inmate William Morva was executed by lethal injection. Morva was sentenced to death for the 2006 killing of a sheriff’s deputy and a hospital security guard while Morva was unsuccessfully trying to escape from a hospital.
Morva Suffered Severe Mental Impairment
Earlier on the day of the Morva execution
As you may know, the focus of Terence Lenamon’s death penalty practice is upon the second trial in a death penalty case, the sentencing phase, where a man (or woman) has been convicted of a capital crime and now, the question is whether or not the state will succeed in their quest for capital punishment. (See
According to the Death Penalty Information Center, as of January 1, 2016, there were 55 women on death row. Fifteen women have been executed in the United States since 1976.
Right now, you can watch the documentary Women on Death Row for free if you have access to Netflix or Amazon Prime Video.
There are now two seasons of CNN’s documentary series Death Row Stories, where each episode focuses upon a single case and Death Row Inmate. It’s produced by Robert Redford and Susan Sarandon is the narrator.
CNN’s "Death Row Stories" Documentary Available Online
You can watch all twelve episodes for free online at
In case anyone is wondering whether or not capital punishment is alive and well with the Supreme Court of the United States, consider the following:
1. Clinton Lee Young
This week, the Supreme Court of the United States refused to consider the case of Texas Death Row inmate Clinton Young, who was appealing a
We’ve discussed this in prior posts, but lots of people forget that there are legal and SCOTUS-approved methods of execution on the books in Florida, Texas, and other states other than lethal injection.
Old Sparky Stands Ready
In Florida, execution by electrocution using an electric chair nicknamed "Old Sparky" remains a constitutionally acceptable method of
Remaining Death Penalty Executions Scheduled for 2015
From the Death Penalty Information Center, here are the remaining executions that are scheduled in the United States for 2015:
October
14 TX Licho Escamilla
21 AR Bruce Earl Ward
21 AR Don William Davis
29 FL Jerry Correll
November
3 TX Julius