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Writing about the death penalty
Manage episode 426876751 series 3364629
Meanwhile, time marches on — as do cases, appeals and new bills. Today, we're welcoming journalists and authors Liliana Segura, Steven Hale and Joe Ingle to talk about their latest work writing about this punishment.
Today's guests:
Liliana Segura | Investigative journalist covering the U.S. criminal justice system, The Intercept
Steven Hale | Author, "Death Row Welcomes You"; journalist at Nashville Banner
Joe Ingle | Death row chaplain; author Too Close to the Flame
Further in:
- The books our guests have written include "Death Row Welcomes You: Visiting Hours in the Shadow of the Execution Chamber" by Steven Hale, “Cruel and Usual: The History of Lethal Injection" by Liliana Segura, and "Too Close to the Flame: With the Condemned inside the Southern Killing Machine" by Joe Ingle.
- To learn more about new legislation that allows the death penalty for child rape convictions in Tennessee, you can read this WPLN News story.
- Executions were put on hold in Tennessee in 2022 after the release of a third party review. You can read about the report findings here.
553 episodes
Manage episode 426876751 series 3364629
Meanwhile, time marches on — as do cases, appeals and new bills. Today, we're welcoming journalists and authors Liliana Segura, Steven Hale and Joe Ingle to talk about their latest work writing about this punishment.
Today's guests:
Liliana Segura | Investigative journalist covering the U.S. criminal justice system, The Intercept
Steven Hale | Author, "Death Row Welcomes You"; journalist at Nashville Banner
Joe Ingle | Death row chaplain; author Too Close to the Flame
Further in:
- The books our guests have written include "Death Row Welcomes You: Visiting Hours in the Shadow of the Execution Chamber" by Steven Hale, “Cruel and Usual: The History of Lethal Injection" by Liliana Segura, and "Too Close to the Flame: With the Condemned inside the Southern Killing Machine" by Joe Ingle.
- To learn more about new legislation that allows the death penalty for child rape convictions in Tennessee, you can read this WPLN News story.
- Executions were put on hold in Tennessee in 2022 after the release of a third party review. You can read about the report findings here.
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