{"id":12715,"date":"2018-05-18T15:39:37","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T15:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reprieve.org.uk\/?post_type=update&#038;p=12715"},"modified":"2021-03-22T10:52:02","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T10:52:02","slug":"watch-fourteen-days-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2018\/05\/18\/watch-fourteen-days-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Fourteen Days in May &#8211; full documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fourteen Days in May tells the true story of the countdown to an execution that took place in Mississippi 31 years ago &#8211; watch the full documentary here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fourteen days in may (full documentary). 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