The Oprah Winfrey Show
Death Penalty Controversy

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Oprah "Today's show is not about whether you are "for" or "against" the death penalty—but whether or not the system works." — Oprah

The Death Penalty on Trial...
Since 1976, when the death penalty was reinstated, 87 men and women have been taken off death row and freed because they were proven innocent. These startling numbers raise the question: how many innocent people are on death row right now? Mounting evidence suggests some death row inmates awaiting execution may have been wrongfully charged and convicted.

Innocent Men Sentenced to Die
Each was falsely accused of murder and sent to death row. Each narrowly escaped death. Each has a harrowing story to tell.
Kirk Kirk Bloodsworth: "If it could happen to me, it could happen to anybody."
Dennis Dennis Williams: After 18 years on death row, "I had stopped believing in justice."
Gary Gary Gauger: "There was no evidence against me, no motive."

The Death Penalty Controversy
Larry Marshall, Director of The Center on Wrongful Convictions, helped save these men. He continues to fight for others on death row. Find out what is being done to make a change.

Remembering Your Spirit
Working on death row, this lawyer discovered some basic truths about the value of human life. Investing in the Value of Others.

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