Allen Ault: Opposing the death penalty
Allen Ault: Opposing the death penalty  
Podcast: The Interview
Published On: Mon Mar 17 2025
Description: Another chance to hear Stephen Sackur’s 2014 interview with Allen Ault. As the former commissioner of corrections in the US state of Georgia, Ault was responsible for state-sanctioned executions. He organised the killing of criminals until he could stand it no more. What made him leave his post and take up the campaign to end the death penalty?