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Dead Man Walking (DVD) by Tim Robbins Matthew Poncelet is the convicted killer of two teenage lovers, preparing to end his life on death row. In response to a letter, Sister Helen Prejean visits Matthew and finds herself face-to-face with a killer who still pleads his innocence. When the date is set for his execution death by lethal injection, Poncelet asks Sister Helen to be his spiritual advisor and she agrees, little knowing the outrage that will follow her decision.
Call Number: DVD PN1997 .D436 1995
Publication Date: 1995
The Fear of 13 by David Sington In a continuous monologue, former death-row inmate Nick Yarris tells the story of how he was charged with the murder of a woman in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, sentenced to death, and, after twenty-one years behind bars, exhonerated based on DNA evidence.
Call Number: DVD HV8701.Y37 F43 2016
Publication Date: 2016
12 Angry Men by Sidney Lumet Depicts a jury of men who must decide the fate of a teenage boy who has murdered his abusive father. The jurors are from all walks of life, and bring with them their own opinions, prejudices, fears, and personal demons.
Call Number: DVD PN1997.A17 2001
Publication Date: 2001

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Abolish the Death Penalty: A Debate Many countries across the world have abolished the death penalty, and the United States remains the only English-speaking Western democracy to still allow capital punishment. The issue of whether to execute dangerous criminals is fraught with controversy. Opponents of the death penalty argue that it is immoral, does not deter crime, and is imposed unfairly, inconsistently, and in a flawed manner. Supporters of the death penalty argue that it is indeed moral, does deter crime, and is an appropriate punishment for murderers who have committed heinous crimes. Should the United States abolish the death penalty?
Black Death in Dixie: Racism and the Death Penalty in the United States
Crime and Punishment: How Intelligent Do You Have to Be to Be Put to Death?
Death Row Kids
Death Sentence: The Story of Capital Punishment
Life and Death Row, Series 2, Episode 1: Punishment In April 2013, 18-year-old Shawn Ford Jr was charged with killing his girlfriend's parents with a sledgehammer. Now he is on trial for his life and a jury of 12 ordinary people must decide whether he should live or die. This film follows the court case from the inside, as both the family of the victims and the defendant struggle to come to terms with such a horrific crime. But it is the jurors who must ultimately decide Shawn's fate. As the details of the shocking murders mount, can an impassioned plea for mercy from Shawn's mother save her son's life?
Life and Death Row, Series 2, Episode 2: Execution On March 11, 2009, Daniel Lopez was pulled over for driving erratically. The dramatic car chase that ensued killed a police officer and 27-year-old Daniel was given the death penalty. Unusually for a death row prisoner, he is resisting all appeals to block his execution - which is due in five weeks' time. The state-appointed attorneys for Lopez are arguing that their client is using the justice system as a form of suicide. His family is also pleading with him to fight the execution and stay alive for them. With access to Daniel, his lawyers, his parents and the widow of the police officer that Daniel killed, this film follows the lead up to 'execution day.' Will Daniel go to his death, as he insists he wants to do, or will the people who love him be able to save him?
Life and Death Row, Series 2, Episode 3: Truth In January 2014, Waynesville, Ohio, 18-year-old Justin Back is brutally murdered in his own home. Two of his 19-year-old friends, Austin Myers and Timothy Mosley, are arrested and charged with his murder. However, both give very different versions of events, begging the question, who is telling the truth? With prosecutors seeking the death penalty for the crime, what will each one do to save themselves from the ultimate punishment? With access to the families of all three boys, the devastating nature of this gruesome crime and it's repercussions are revealed. It's one crime but will there be two different outcomes?
Life Inside Jail: Hell on Earth (2 parts)
Moyers & Company: And Justice for Some
Race to Execution
TED Talk: Bryan Stevenson: We need to talk about an injustice
TED Talk: David R. Dow: Lessons from Death Row Inmates
Witness to Execution: Capital Punishment In an era when no other industrialized Western nation enforces a death penalty, America has executed an average of 39 convicts per year over the past decade. Is it a just punishment? Is it even a deterrent? In this Emmy Award-winning program, ABC News anchor Ted Koppel seeks to understand the paradoxical nature of the death penalty—not in theory, but in practice, as he follows Mario Marquez from Death Row to his execution, along with Marquez’ attorney and the prison chaplain. "As we left the death house on the way back to our own lives, there was absolute silence. If I had been expecting a moment of revelation, it did not come," said Mr. Koppel. (44 minutes)

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