Final moments with death row inmates
The long-term impact of witnessing an execution
Two cases in recent weeks have reignited debate around capital punishment in the United States after the failed attempt to execute Christa Pike and controversy over 鈥� now abandoned 鈥� plans to live-stream another execution. We bring together three people who have witnessed prisoners being put to death to share their experiences. Retired Ghanaian army officer, Captain Budu Koomson says, 鈥淚t has an eerie feeling of finality that something has been forever done and cannot be undone.鈥� We also hear from chaplains who have counselled criminals before their executions. 鈥淲e talk about everything from their case to what happens at the moment of death,鈥� explains Father Dustin Feddon, a priest in Florida.
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