Audio tapes describing executions in Georgia were broadcast...

Audio tapes describing executions in Georgia were broadcast nationally by National Public Radio and ABC-News Nightline on May 2, and by Democracy Now! Pacifica national radio on May 3. The tapes, recorded by members of Georgia's Department of Corrections, became public record after defense attorney Mike Mears subpoenaed them in a lawsuit he brought challenging the state's use of the electric chair. These "Execution Tapes," which narrate the executions of 22 inmates in Georgia's electric chair, can be found on-line at http://www.soundportraits.org/on-air/execution_tapes/