NCJ Number
245871
Journal
Prison Journal Volume: 93 Issue: 1 Dated: March 2013 Pages: 11-33
Date Published
March 2013
Length
23 pages
Annotation
What should witnesses to executions see if they are to bear witness to the death penalty?
Abstract
What should witnesses to executions see if they are to bear witness to the death penalty? At what point has a witness seen an execution in full, and by that seeing, held officials accountable for a punishment carried out in the name of the larger society? We identify the key elements of an execution and discuss ways to provide execution witnesses with a reasonably full appreciation of this profound exercise in state power. Abstract published by arrangement with Sage.