Dead Man Walking – Death Row Documentary

Documentary.net staff — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:56:43 +0000

A Texas prison prepares for the execution of another young black man. Four leather belts will strap him to a white bed as he waits for the lethal injection. Visitors can stand in an adjacent room and watch through a barred window. Glenn McGinniss is on death row and feels like a dead man walking. He describes how at seventeen he stole money for his mother who was in prison with a crack habit. When a young woman started screaming he panicked and shot her. An all white jury condemned him to death by execution. His grandmother shows us photos of him a chubby child laughing at the camera. Prisons crowded with young black men is a national phenomena. Blacks make up 41% of the prison population but only 12% of the American population. White parents of the victims recommend watching the executions. One father says, "they have to be removed from society like a rabid dog." Lynching of blacks at the courthouse is no longer permitted, but judicial prejudice still runs deep. Filmed in 2006

Into the Abyss – Death Row Documentary by Werner Herzog – Preview Clips

Documentary.net staff — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:50:59 +0000

Werner Herzog is working on a documentary feature focusing on death row inmates. He explores the legacy of a triple homicide in Texas interviewing the victims’ families and those convicted for the crime including one man on death row, eight days before his execution. “I am doing a film on death row inmates who are waiting for execution. Of course, it fascinates me to look into deep abysses of the human soul. Left and right, wherever you look, there is an abyss.” Here are some preview clips from the upcoming film: Clip2

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Dead Man Walking – Death Row Documentary

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