The Autobiography of an Execution - Couverture rigide

Dow, David R.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0446562068 ISBN 13 : 9780446562065

Editeur : Twelve, 2010

Synopsis

Near the beginning of The Autobiography of an Execution, David Dow lays his cards on the table. "People think that because I am against the death penalty and don't think people should be executed, that I forgive those people for what they did. Well, it isn't my place to forgive people, and if it were, I probably wouldn't. I'm a judgmental and not very forgiving guy. Just ask my wife."

It this spellbinding true crime narrative, Dow takes us inside of prisons, inside the complicated minds of judges, inside execution-administration chambers, into the lives of death row inmates (some shown to be innocent, others not) and even into his own home--where the toll of working on these gnarled and difficult cases is perhaps inevitably paid. He sheds insight onto unexpected phenomena-- how even religious lawyer and justices can evince deep rooted support for putting criminals to death-- and makes palpable the suspense that clings to every word and action when human lives hang in the balance.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David R. Dow is professor of law at the University of Houston Law Center and an internationally recognized figure in the fight against the death penalty. He is the founder and director of the Texas Innocence. He lives in Houston, Texas.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Twelve
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0446562068
• ISBN 13: 9780446562065
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
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• Personne responsable: non disponible