Death Row / Final Minutes

Carman, Michelle Lyons2018

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Larry Fitzgerald and Michelle Lyons Carman between them witnessed almost 500 executions. As public relations officers for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Larry and Michelle were regularly sent to Huntsville Prison to record death-row inmates' final actions before being taken to the death chamber. When they first started out, both of them had an unwavering belief in the death penalty's role as an effective deterrent against crime, but over the years doubt began to creep into their thoughts. Over the course of their time there, Larry and Michelle would each form deep bonds with the condemned men and women there and would question why so many, who had reformed in their time in the prison, were still being put to death. This title is an incredibly powerful look at the complex story of capital punishment, as told through those whose lives have been shaped by it.