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Death Row: The Final Minutes

My Life as an Execution Witness in America's Most Infamous Prison

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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.©2018 Michelle Lyons (P)2018 Bolinda Publishing Crime Political Science Politics & Government United States World Murder
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very gòod. a different world. sad at times and a little look into a world none of us would ever like to find ourselves in

very interesting read. great voice to listen to

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An amazing book very inspirational and amazingly educational such a must listen. It will make you make you think and rethink the death penalty

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loved this book! .......... my first ever audio book and it wont be my last one

very interesting listen

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Okay, so it’s not so much about the final minutes, that is true, but nevertheless it is an interesting and thought provoking glimpse in to the author’s experience of the American criminal system and the politics and processes around capital punishment. I liked the description of her personal journey, her thoughts and feelings about some of the death row inmates she came to know and also the later chapters when she was treated so badly by her employers.

Though Provoking

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Best novel I've listened to in 2021. Anazing work and reminder that the glass ceiling will always exist.

Wow, just wow..

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