“There’s no good way to kill somebody”: what the death penalty looks like in America

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<p>Public support for the death penalty has been slowly declining in America. But under President Trump, executions have spiked. In her recent piece, &ldquo;<a href="https://apple.news/Av9jDG-vZTamozsbIhEqRXQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Inside America&rsquo;s Death Chambers</a>,&rdquo; <em>Atlantic</em> staff writer Elizabeth Bruenig describes witnessing five executions &mdash; including two failed attempts &mdash; and what those experiences taught her about justice, mercy, and redemption. Bruenig spoke with <em>Apple News In Conversation</em> host Shumita Basu about her reporting and her own experience as the relative of a murder victim.&nbsp;</p>