Why many people on death row will never be executed
Today, why so many people on death row will likely never be executed and what this says about the American justice system.
Fellow police officers Robin Davis, left, and Jim Clawson at Leonard Miller’s memorial in Apollo, Pennsylvania. The man who killed Miller, John Lesko, has been on death row for 40 years. (Jeff Swensen for The Washington Post)Today, more than 2,000 people sit on American death rows. But some may never see an execution chamber. Between moratoriums, court orders and other official edicts, many people on death row are left in a state of indefinite limbo.
Host Martine Powers speaks with criminal justice reporter Mark Berman about the state of the death penalty in America and what those languishing on death row symbolize about the American justice system.
Today’s show was produced by Ariel Plotnick, with help from Sabby Robinson and Rennie Svirnovskiy. It was edited by Maggie Penman, with help from Monica Campbell, and mixed by Justin Gerrish. Reshma Kirpalani provided tape from video interviews. Thank you to Efrain Hernandez Jr.
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Why many people on death row will never be executed
Today, why so many people on death row will likely never be executed and what this says about the American justice system.
Fellow police officers Robin Davis, left, and Jim Clawson at Leonard Miller’s memorial in Apollo, Pennsylvania. The man who killed Miller, John Lesko, has been on death row for 40 years. (Jeff Swensen for The Washington Post)Today, more than 2,000 people sit on American death rows. But some may never see an execution chamber. Between moratoriums, court orders and other official edicts, many people on death row are left in a state of indefinite limbo.
Host Martine Powers speaks with criminal justice reporter Mark Berman about the state of the death penalty in America and what those languishing on death row symbolize about the American justice system.
Today’s show was produced by Ariel Plotnick, with help from Sabby Robinson and Rennie Svirnovskiy. It was edited by Maggie Penman, with help from Monica Campbell, and mixed by Justin Gerrish. Reshma Kirpalani provided tape from video interviews. Thank you to Efrain Hernandez Jr.
Subscribe to The Washington Post here.
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