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On Death Row 

| Documentary | TV Series (2012– )
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An inside look at a maximum security prison in Texas featuring interviews with death row inmates.

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Werner Herzog, James Barnes, Linda Carty | See full cast & crew »
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An inside look at a maximum security prison in Texas featuring interviews with death row inmates.

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9 March 2012 (USA) See more »

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Texas, USA See more »

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Creative Differences,Skellig Rock,Spring Films See more »
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A deeply flawed but thought provoking series
22 March 2014 | by orangeisthenewawesome – See all my reviews

I watched this series on Netflix which showed 4 episodes. Every episode featured on Netflix was complex, thought provoking, and well done. I later learned there were 3 more episodes which I watched on youtube.

It is an interesting series that is not easy to watch. Herzog shows the viewer that these monsters who have committed horrific crimes are still human beings. Some actually show some insight into their choices and how it resulted in their current fate. Most do not, and this can be frustrating. Several proclaim their innocence.

The great strengths of this series are (1) Herzog's ability to let each interviewee to speak without being guided or biased, (2) the balanced presentation of crime, victim and inmate and (3) an unsympathetic view of execution.

I will admit I am conflicted regarding capital punishment. I believe many of these vicious animals deserve to die. But I acknowledge it is a flawed system that is racially and financially biased.
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