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Deadman Talkin’ is a series of columns, written by Dean Carter, who spent many years on death row in San Quentin Prison. He is now at the California Health Care Facility in Stockton.

Deadman Talking Columns Index

Browse every Deadman Talking column by Dean Carter, collected from death row and beyond, arranged for easy reading.

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  • Column 27

    the subject of closure for the victim’s families, when a person on death row is…

  • Column 26

    It is disturbing to me that DNA testing is getting all the attention …

  • Column 25

    controversy about an advertising campaign by an Italian clothing manufacturer called Benneton

  • Column 24

    “being on Death Row was like dying a little bit at a time before they…

  • Column 23

    Some of the men (who were on death row) came within hours of being executed,…

  • Column 22

    Evidently, they want to sell San Quentin Prison and move Death Row to another prison…

  • Column 21

    On November 17th, there was an execution scheduled, here at San Quentin…

  • Column 20

    Amnesty International kicked off a campaign in the United States… attention to the human rights…

  • Column 19

    The last time I wrote I talked about the execution of Tom …

  • Column 18

    I also wanted to talk about a couple of executions that may or may not…