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Death row welcomes you visiting hours in the shadow of the execution chamber

"Combining topics such as crime, death, and life inside prison, an award-winning journalist, writing with humanity, empathy and insight, and gaining unprecedented access, traces the interwoven lives of condemned prisoners and the men and women who come to Riverbend Maximum Security Institution to vi...

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Main Author: Hale, Steven (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Brooklyn : Melville House, 2024
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Death row inmates > Tennessee.
Capital punishment > Tennessee.
Prison visits.
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Summary:"Combining topics such as crime, death, and life inside prison, an award-winning journalist, writing with humanity, empathy and insight, and gaining unprecedented access, traces the interwoven lives of condemned prisoners and the men and women who come to Riverbend Maximum Security Institution to visit them"--
Physical Description:xii, 276 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-276).
ISBN:9781612199283
1612199283
Author Notes:Steven Hale is an award-winning writer who worked for ten years as a staff reporter covering criminal justice and politics for the Nashville Scene . He has written extensively about Tennessee's death row, for which he won an Association of Alternative Newsmedia "Best Reporting" Award in 2020. His work has also appeared at The Appeal, The Daily Beast, and The Washington Post . He is currently a criminal defense investigator in Nashville, Tennessee, where he lives with his wife and two daughters.

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