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An Open Letter to Richard Linklater on Our Texas Death Penalty

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HBO's "God Save Texas: Hometown Prison" was "joyfully upsetting for me," says John Avlon. Avlon: The death penalty takes one tragedy, a murder, and expands the pain and suffering to include so many others. The law itself is designed to kill; it's the labyrinth that we have tragically built ourselves into, Avlon says.

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An Open Letter to Richard Linklater on Our Texas Death Penalty

Dear Richard, Your movie “God Save Texas: Hometown Prison,” which debuted recently on HBO, was joyfully upsetting for me. Kudos to you for loving Huntsville, the complex setting of your formative high school years. Kudos for not moving on, for coming back time and again to the life and culture there in your many films. Kudos for loving the people there but not looking away, bringing your unflinching lens to the things they find hard to see. Spoi…

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