Indiana has banned media from witnessing executions, claiming the restriction preserves 'dignity' in the process. But according to The Intercept, the policy achieves the opposite—removing public accountability from the execution chamber. Without press oversight, there's no external witness to document what actually happens behind closed doors, eliminating the very scrutiny meant to prevent abuses in state-conducted capital punishment.

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