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Rev. Carroll Pickett: The evolution of a death penalty opponent

By "Persian Cowboy"

For 15 years, the Rev. Carroll Pickett was a witness to state-sanctioned death. As a prison chaplain in Hunstville, he presided over 95 executions. After each one, Mr. Pickett recorded his thoughts on tape. The documentary At the Death House Door chronicles his anguish as he eventually concludes that some of the men he led to death were innocent. Dallas Morning News editorial writer Colleen McCain Nelson interviewed Mr. Pickett via e-mail this week: You witnessed dozens of executions as prison chaplain. Why did you feel called to do that job? In my first church in Sinton, Texas, I promised a man he would not have to die alone. I kept that promise throughout my ministry...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on October 04, 2008 (boomark / email).