David R. Dow

David R. Dow is the Cullen Professor at the University of Houston Law Center and the Rorschach Visiting Professor of History at Rice University. His most recent book is a memoir, The Autobiography of an Execution.

Death PenaltyOctober 26, 2012

Life Without Parole: A Different Death Penalty

As a death row lawyer who fights to keep his clients alive, I believe life without parole denies the possibility of redemption every bit as much as strapping a murderer to the gurney and filling him with poison.

David R. Dow

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David R. Dow

Death PenaltyOctober 26, 2012

Life Without Parole: A Different Death Penalty

As a death row lawyer who fights to keep his clients alive, I believe life without parole denies the possibility of redemption every bit as much as strapping a murderer to the gurney and filling him with poison.

David R. Dow