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ICYMI - Death Penalty Headlines. More Streaming, or Less Support for It?
Death penalty headlines tell one story about America. Austin Sarat offers another, helping you distinguish the spectacle of particular executions from the broader changes he believes are moving the country towards abolition.
Surviving an execution sounds like the end of an unimaginable ordeal. It may leave another one ahead. Austin puts today's question alongside earlier survivors, raising the possibility that escaping death once doesn't settle what the state will do next. How often has survival led to a second attempt?
The horror of a crime can make the punishment feel obvious. But Austin…
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