In his new book Death Row Welcomes You: Visiting Hours in the Shadow of the Execution Chamber, Steven Hale details the time he's spent getting to know some of the men on Tennessee's death row. In this special episode, we're bringing you a live recording of the book release event at Parnassus Books last month, where Steven talked with host Demetria Kalodimos — herself a frequent death row visitor — about the experiences and friendships that led to his writing this book. (Read an excerpt here.)

You'll also hear from death row inmate Terry King — of whom Steven says, "This is a person I would let sleep in my house" — who joins the event by phone from Riverbend Maximum Security Institution.

Guest: Steven Hale, Nashville Banner criminal justice reporter

Host: Demetria Kalodimos

Producers: Steve Haruch and Andrea Tudhope

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