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These Executions
Manage episode 182842079 series 1504904
Michelle Lyons witnessed over 270 executions carried out by the state of Texas. At age 22, Lyons started reporting for The Huntsville Item, which gave her the opportunity to see her first lethal injection. In 2001, she became the Director of Public Information for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), a spokesperson for 110 prisons across the state. Here, Lyons talks the politics of death row, the infamous Walls Unit execution chamber, and processing her emotions death after death.
Produced by Garrett Crowe, Mike Martinez, and Tyler Wray.
Music by Silent Isle.
Transcripts are available at everythingisstories.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
39 episodes
Manage episode 182842079 series 1504904
Michelle Lyons witnessed over 270 executions carried out by the state of Texas. At age 22, Lyons started reporting for The Huntsville Item, which gave her the opportunity to see her first lethal injection. In 2001, she became the Director of Public Information for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), a spokesperson for 110 prisons across the state. Here, Lyons talks the politics of death row, the infamous Walls Unit execution chamber, and processing her emotions death after death.
Produced by Garrett Crowe, Mike Martinez, and Tyler Wray.
Music by Silent Isle.
Transcripts are available at everythingisstories.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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