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Death Row: The Final Minutes
Death Row: The Final Minutes: My life as an execution witness in Americas most infamous prison | Michelle Lyons
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IN 12 YEARS, MICHELLE LYONS WITNESSED NEARLY 300 EXECUTIONS. First as a reporter and then as a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Michelle was a frequent visitor to Huntsville's Walls Unit, where she recorded and relayed the final moments of death row inmates' lives before they were put to death by the state. Michelle was in the death chamber as some of the United States' most notorious criminals, including serial killers, child murderers and rapists, spoke their last words on earth, while a cocktail of lethal drugs surged through their veins. Michelle supported the death penalty, before misgivings began to set in as the executions mounted. During her time in the prison system, and together with her dear friend and colleague, Larry Fitzgerald, she came to know and like some of the condemned men and women she saw die. She began to query the arbitrary nature of the death penalty and ask the question: do executions make victims of all of us? An incredibly powerful and unique look at the complex story of capital punishment, as told by those whose lives have been shaped by it, Death Row: The Final Minutes is an important take on crime and punishment at a fascinating point in America's political history.
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Tadams4
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A behind the walls look at death row and the execution chamber of the Texas Prison System from the employees that saw it up close and personal! Well paced storyline with lots of side stories of some of the most notorious inmates on Death Row!

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kaysworld1
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This book started slow but stick with it, it gets better.
Sometimes a little personal and self opinionated but she brings it back in.
I love the segments on the inmates them selfs I would have liked to have seen more of the inmates in their own words but over all a good book.

#readingmybooks #reading #bookworm #deathrow #femaleauthor #femalewriters

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In 12 years, Michelle Lyons witnessed nearly 300 executions as a reporter and spokes person for the Texas department of Criminal justice.
Still reading this great book.

#readingmyownbooks #reading #lawresearch #lawstudent #books #bookworm #criminals ☠️💀🌸

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So I started this about 2 days ago.
It's a slow starter but I'm sticking with it.

I have a question for you all what's your opinions on the death penalty?

#readingmyownbooks #reading #femaleauthor

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sixminutesforme
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🌟🌟🌟 A challenging read, but incredibly honest and eye-opening!

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Starting this one on audiobook today... looks like harrowing but important content!