CNN to launch new series on death penalty tonight

Tonight, CNN will premiere a new series of one-hour documentaries focusing on the death penalty in the U.S. The series, titled "Death Row Stories", is produced by Alex Gibney and Robert Redford, and is narrated by longtime anti-death-penalty activist Susan Sarandon, who won an Oscar for her role in "Dead Man Walking".

According to CNN, "[e]ach episode attempts to unravel the truth behind a different capital murder case," and will "call into question various beliefs surrounding America's justice system and the death penalty."

Tune in at 9:00 PM ET/PT.