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#Thread In the first of a three-part series on death penalty by @thereal_aamirk, we take a closer look at what goes into providing effective representation to death row prisoners. @P39A_nlud #deathpenalty

Part 1: Walking a tightrope

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This series attempts to bring to the fore the strategic processes and personal experiences of those providing legal representation to death row prisoners, besides the tale of a man who spent 6 years on death row before being acquitted. #deathpenalty

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When we talk about crime as a social phenomenon, you realise how our own role in turning away from certain realities contributes to it: Maitreyi Misra @MisraMaitreyi, who leads mental health, criminal justice and mitigation work @P39A_nlud #deathpenalty

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Every death sentence that is not confirmed is a strategic victory to show that the Supreme Court is lesser and lesser inclined about the death penalty: Dr Anup Surendranath @asurendranath, professor and executive director at @P39A_nlud #deathpenalty

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Senior criminal lawyer Rebecca John underlined a sense of 'heightened tension' while representing someone who could potentially be sentenced to death or has already been awarded the death penalty. #deathpenalty

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Shreya Rastogi @shreyarastogi30, lawyer spearheading the @P39A_nlud 's death penalty litigation work, points out that commutation of a death penalty often feels like one has just settled. #deathpenalty

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A key finding of a 2016 study conducted by @P39A_nlud underscored the lack of interaction between lawyers and prisoners or their families who face alienation socially and from the criminal justice system.
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