The Human Cost of Jeff Landry’s Drive to Resume Executions

The Human Cost of Jeff Landry’s Drive to Resume Executions

Chris Duncan has spent over 25 years on Louisiana’s death row for a crime that may not have even happened. His 1998 conviction was built on now-discredited bite mark forensics, a jailhouse informant’s faulty testimony, and prosecutorial misconduct. With new evidence, Duncan now has a chance to prove his innocence in court. Over the decades, Louisiana has shifted its stance on executions, but current governor Jeff Landry, an ardent death penalty …