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What it's like to live on death row

There are approximately 2,900 prisoners currently experiencing life on death row. The death penalty is a legal option in 31 ...
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Tennessee woman on death row for ‘exceptionally violent’ crime says she shouldn’t be executed – “I’m only…”

Some incidents are so disturbing that time doesn’t dull their impact. This is one of them. Christa Gail Pike has spent nearly ...
NBC DFW

Life inside the Polunsky Unit: What it's like waiting for execution on Texas' death row

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about how the system works here and a firsthand account from a reporter who witnessed an execution here.
The Independent Florida Alligator

‘A window to the outside’: 3 death row pen pals reflect on their relationships with inmates

Across the country, dozens of organizations connect people on the outside with death row inmates through pen pal programs.
NBC DFW

Limbo on death row: How Texas' capital punishment system works

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about the lives of death row inmates at the Polunsky Unit here and a first-person account from a reporter who ...
Forbes

Serial Killer Whisperer: William Noguera’s New Life After Death Row

I first met William Noguera in June 2013 when he was on San Quentin’s Death Row in San Quentin, California. I was led into a cage where there was a small table and two chairs among other cages with ...