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A botched execution in Tennessee and Florida's accelerating execution rate under Governor Ron DeSantis spotlight the deep flaws in America's death penalty system. The episode argues that the process is neither humane nor reliable, plagued by wrongful convictions, political motivations, an
A botched execution in Tennessee and Florida's accelerating execution rate under Governor Ron DeSantis spotlight the deep flaws in America's death penalty system. The episode argues that the process is neither humane nor reliable, plagued by wrongful convictions, political motivations, an
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Pamela Koloff
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Pamela KoloffRon DeSantisKrista PikeBill Lee
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Catch the Devilby Pamela Koloff
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Criminal JusticeGeopoliticsInequalityInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismRacial JusticeUs Politics
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