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The Autobiography of an Execution
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For Two Decades, Defending Death Row Inmates

The gurney used to restrain condemned prisoners during the lethal injection process is shown in the Texas death house in Huntsville, Texas. Pat Sullivan/AP Photo hide caption

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For Two Decades, Defending Death Row Inmates

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Attorney David Dow has spent his career representing inmates who have been sentenced to death. Despite his efforts, many of his clients have been executed — and most of them were guilty. He details what it's like to become emotionally involved with the people living on death row in a new memoir.

For Two Decades, Defending Death Row Inmates

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20 Years Of Defending Death Row Inmates

Author Interviews

20 Years Of Defending Death Row Inmates

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Attorney David Dow has spent his career representing inmates who have been sentenced to death. Despite his efforts, many of his clients have been executed — and most of them were guilty. In his new memoir, The Autobiography of an Execution, Dow details what it's like to become emotionally involved with the people living on death row.

20 Years Of Defending Death Row Inmates

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