Allen Ault: The most premeditated murder

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English - December 09, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes - 11 MB - ★★★★ - 291 ratings
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Another chance to hear Stephen Sackur’s 2014 interview with Allen Ault. As the former Commissioner of Corrections in the US state of Georgia, Ault was responsible for state-sanctioned executions. He organised the killing of criminals until he could stand it no more. What made him leave his post and take up the campaign to end the death penalty?