Discussions With DPIC — Women and the Death Penalty, with Professor Mary Atwell

In observance of Women’s History Month, DPIC staff members Anne Holsinger and Robin Konrad interview Mary Atwell, Ph.D., one of the nation’s foremost experts on women on death row. Dr. Atwell is Professor Emerita of Criminal Justice at Radford University and author of three books on capital punishment, most recently Wretched Sisters: Examining Gender and Capital Punishment. The podcast discusses Dr. Atwell’s research and highlights the themes and patterns present in capital murder cases in which women were the defendants.