Death Quote by Kerry Max Cook

Death row is a nightmare to serial killers and ax murderers. For an innocent man, it's a life of mental torture that the human…

— John Grisham

Believe me, when you're sitting on death row, you want the appeal process to take time; as long as you're going through it, you're…

— Anthony Ray Hinton

“Most of the people on Death Row are here for no other reason than that their case got more publicity than others. The difference…

— Damien Echols

This case has had full analyzation and has been looked at a lot. I understand the emotionality of death penalty cases.

— George W. Bush

The only things that I can tell you is that every case I have reviewed I have been comfortable with the innocence or guilt…

— George W. Bush

What kind of system do we have when innocent people can sit on death row for 30 years?

— Anthony Ray Hinton

I'm absolutely confident that everybody that's been put to death is two things: One, they're guilty of the crime charged, and, secondly, they had…

— George W. Bush

“Murderers — serving life sentences — were caring for their dying fellow inmates. Washing their bed-sore covered bodies, changing their diapers, holding their hands…

— Lisa R. Cohen

“If life on death row is safer than life on the streets, it's hard to believe that the fear of execution is a driving…

— Levitt & Dubner

It's like being on Death Row in an American jail. You are waiting for the door handle to turn, not knowing whether it's a…

— Howard Wilkinson

Being on death row has taken so much from me as a human being.

— Anthony Ray Hinton

I have much to say about the pain I've felt and seen inside of prison. It has been an eye-opening and harrowing experience.

— Lane Garrison