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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Suha Kidwai

I worked on death row for 18 years. This is why the livestream execution was cancelled

Since the US Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976, state and federal authorities have executed 1,684 individuals.

For half a century, this violence has been conducted with clinical distance — shrouded in quiet, standardised procedure.

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