Life and Death Row
Punishment
Season 2 Episode 2 of 4
In April 2013, 18-year old Shawn Ford Jr was charged with killing his girlfriend's parents with a sledgehammer. At the time of filming this documentary he was on trial for his life, and a jury of 12 ordinary people decide whether he should live or die. This film follows the court case from the inside, as both the family of the victims and the defendant struggle to come to terms with the crime
Life and Death Row airs on BBC Three HD at 1:45 AM, Thursday 17 September. (Subtitles, audio description.)
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General
Jonathan Taylor
Producer
Aysha Rafaele
Executive Producer
Fergus O'Brien
Executive Producer