The Penalty of Death (2019)
Louisiana Public Square

Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Panel
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2019-04-24
Duration: 00:58:07
Subjects: Filmed panel discussions | Capital Punishment | Criminal justice, Administration of | Crime | Death row inmates
Contributors:
- Courtney, Beth Host
- Williams, Natasha Host
- Gautreaux, Kevin Producer
- Guzzardo, Wayne Interviewee
- Stiles, Wilbur Interviewee
- Hebert, Alanah Odoms Interviewee
- Alexander, E. King Interviewee
- Crawford, Rodricus Speaker
- Guzzardo, Wayne Speaker
- Graham, Caitlin Speaker
- Sinquefield, John Speaker
- Flournoy, Melissa Speaker
- Blanchard, Annie Speaker
- Van Haute, Danielle Speaker
- Guzzardo, Carole Speaker
- Moran, Alisa Speaker
- Mitchell, Nicholas E. Speaker
- Perrilloux, Scott Speaker
- Lampert, Loren Speaker
- Alexander, E. King Speaker
- Borghardt, Franz Speaker
- Bourke, Richard Panelist
- Ghetti, Michelle Panelist
- Landry, Terry Panelist
- Burkett, Don Panelist
Description
This episode of the series “Louisiana Public Square” from April 24, 2019, features Natasha Williams leading a discussion between the audience members and panelists on capital punishment in Louisiana. A background report on the topic precedes the discussion. It includes interviews with: Wayne Guzzardo, the parent of a murder victim; Wilbur Stiles, the Chief Deputy Attorney General with the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office; Alanah Odoms Hebert, the executive director of the ACLU of Louisiana; and E. King Alexander of Conservatives Concerned about the Death Penalty. The audience members then discuss their stance on the death penalty. A panel of experts then joins the audience members to answer their questions. The panelists are: Richard Bourke, the director of the Louisiana Capital Assistance Center; Michelle Ghetti, the Deputy Solicitor General for the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office; State Representative Terry Landry, the sponsor of a bill abolishing the death penalty; and District Attorney Don Burkett of Sabine Parish, Louisiana. They discuss: their stance on the death penalty; whether capital punishment works as a deterrent; wrongful convictions and the state’s high exoneration rate for capital cases; the impact of race on death penalty cases; prosecutorial misconduct; and the high cost of capital cases. Hosts: Beth Courtney and Natasha Williams