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title: 'PBS Program to Highlight Deficiencies in Death Penalty Defense'
description: 'PBS Broadcasting will explore the problem of inadequate represenation in death penalty cases in “Death Is Different” on September 7th as part of the…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/pbs-program-to-highlight-deficiencies-in-death-penalty-defense'
section: news
date: '2007-09-05T22:34:19-04:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:24:49-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
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PBS Broadcasting will explore the problem of inadequate represenation in death penalty cases in "[Death Is Different](https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/expose/)" on September 7th as part of the investigative program EXPOSÉ. The show focuses on Stephen Henderson's (pictured) examination of the quality of representation in 80 death penalty cases in 4 states. Henderson, a McClatchy News reporter and author of an award-winning series entitled "[No Defense: Shortcut to Death Row,](https://www.mcclatchydc.com/201/story/15394.html)" found that poorly-funded defense lawyers are often failing their clients, including those who suffered from lifetimes of mental deficiency and abuse.   
(EXPOSÉ, PBS Broadcasting, September 5, 2007). [View the program online](https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/expose/). See also [Representation](/death-penalty-representation?did=896&scid=68).