Death Row Radio
- 384 men are currently sitting on death row in the Polunsky Unit in Livingston (Texas).
- The night before an execution, KDOL, a radio station in Livingston, broadcasts a special show for the man who is about to die.
- This radio station also broadcasts a show for death row inmates every Sunday.
Livingston, Texas. 384 men are currently sitting on death row in the Polunsky Unit in Livingston (Texas). When death row inmates have trouble listening to KDOL radio, they use their forks as an antenna. Every Sunday, KDOL broadcasts the “shout out show”, a special program for them. The night before an execution, the radio station also broadcasts a special show for the man, who is about to die. To listen the story that was broadcast on May 8 on Swiss Public Radio, please CLICK HERE. Check jean-cosme’s blog too.
Every Sunday afternoon, Danielle and Sylvia, two women who devote their time for the men of the Polunsky Unit, join oy Weathers, the manager of KDOL, who launched the show four years ago. Sometimes, there is also Connie Wright, the wife of Greg Wright, a death row inmate. During the show, Joy, Danielle and Sylvia air phone calls from family members and friends of the inmates, and read out letters written by death row inmates or for them. They also pray fro these men who are waiting for their final hour.
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