Religious Rights of Death Row Inmates

Religious Rights of Death Row Inmates

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 1084 , Segment 3

Farmer, Death Row Religious Freedom, Australian Biodiversity

Episode: Farmer, Death Row Religious Freedom, Australian Biodiversity

  • Jun 3, 2019 10:00 pm
  • 17:44 mins

Guest: Elizabeth Clark, JD, Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University Do death row inmates in America have the right to a minister of their own faith standing at their side at the moment of execution? States have different policies on this and the US Supreme Court has issued conflicting rulings on it in recent months. A new lawsuit filed by a Muslim inmate awaiting execution in Alabama may finally settle the issue.