From the hearings on the death penalty

From the hearings on the Death Penalty by the House Select Committee on Capital Punishment about as honest a pleas as you will hear. Shirley Burns talks about one son on death row who is due to be executed in less than two weeks and another son who was just murdered eight months ago. She asked the committee: How many of you have had to sit on both sides of the table?

I had to come to grips with myself. Where do I stand on the death penalty?

Audio: Shirley Burns