This photo essay tells the story of an execution night in the United States. It is intended to be representative. While drawing from actual photos from a number of executions and events, prison protocol and details can vary from state-to-state.
The drama of an execution is rarely in the public's eye and very few people see or experience what transpires during an execution - either inside or outside the prison. It is often carried out in the dead of night behind secure prison walls while victims' families desperately seek closure and prisoners' families prepare for loss and the rest of us "supposedly" can sleep safely at night.
That is the intersection of state and justice. And that is where we begin today.
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Trade Execution
