{"product_id":"death-row-texas-michelle-lyons-9781612438764","title":"Death Row, Texas: Inside the Execution Chamber: Witnessing the Final Moments of the Condemned","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat really happens inside America's most active death row chamber?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI can't remember his name or his crime. What I remember is the nothingness. No family members, no friends, no comfort. Maybe he didn't want them to come, maybe they didn't care, maybe he didn't have any in the first place. It was just a prison official and two reporters, including me, looking through the glass at this man strapped fast to the gurney, needles in both arms, staring hard at the ceiling. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the warden stepped forward and asked if he wanted to make a last statement, the man barely shook his head, said nothing and started blinking. That's when I saw it: a single tear at the corner of his right eye. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tear he desperately wanted to blink away, a tear he didn't want us to see. It pooled there for a moment before running down his cheek. The warden gave his signal, the chemicals started flowing, the man coughed, sputtered and exhaled. A doctor entered the room, pronounced the man dead and pulled a sheet over his head.\u003cbr\u003e-- Michelle Lyons, from the Prologue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichelle Lyons witnessed nearly 300 executions at the Texas State penitentiary. This behind-the-scenes look at those haunting final moments of life relates shocking true stories of the inmate, his\/her family members, prison officials, the death-row chaplain and the victim's loved ones--all of whom come together in the death chamber.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michelle Lyons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612438768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612438764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ulysses Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.20d","brand":"Michelle Lyons","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984612294911,"sku":"9781612438764","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02b39fda-5ca1-4516-a99d-231a112473d9.jpg?v=1683273260","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-row-texas-michelle-lyons-9781612438764","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}