''The Last Defense'' is an American documentary series that explores and exposes flaws in the American justice system through emotional, in-depth examinations. The program ran for one season on the

ABC television ABC Television most commonly refers to: *ABC Television Network of the American Broadcasting Company, United States, or *ABC Television (Australian TV network), a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia ABC Television or ABC ...

network during the summer of 2018. The first season examines the

death row Death row, also known as condemned row, is a place in a prison that houses inmates awaiting Capital punishment, execution after being convicted of a capital crime and sentenced to death. The term is also used figuratively to describe the state of ...

cases of

Darlie Routier Darlie Lynn Peck Routier (born January 4, 1970) is an American woman from Rowlett, Texas, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of her five-year-old son Damon in 1996. She has also been charged with capital murder in the deat ...

and

Julius Jones Julius Jones may refer to: * Julius Jones (American football) (born 1981), former American football running back * Julius Jones (prisoner) (born 1980), American prisoner and former death row inmate in Oklahoma * Julius Jones (baseball), American b ...

and seeks to trace the path that led both Routier and Jones to their places on death row, while taking a deep look into their personal stories. Jones' sentence has since been commuted to life without parole while Routier remains on death row.

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