Americana: 20 Mar 11: Death penalty, Freedom Bail Bonds and James Lee Burke

The Death Penalty: America's first settlers brought the death
penalty with them from Britain and ever since, crime and punishment
have been continually debated and revised across the United States.
Katty Kay talks to Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois who recently
banned capitol punishment in the state. Freedom Bail Bonds: If you
get arrested and you don't have the cash to make bail, a bail
bondsman can help you out, but he'll track you down if you try to
skip town. David Gambale of Freedom Bail Bonding explains the
business of doing business with (potential) criminals. James Lee
Burke: And best-selling author James Lee Burke talks to Americana
about the cornucopia of creative criminal stories born from the
United States.