After working on executions, most people NPR spoke with now oppose them

NPR found 26 people - executioners, wardens, lawyers and others - who worked on more than 200 executions in 17 states. No one who witnessed executions expressed support for the death penalty, including those who went into the chamber supporting it.

Workers’ Stances on Executions

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