Author: Mumia Abu-Jamal
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0380727668
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Once a prominent radio reporter, Mumia Abu-Jamal is now in a Pennsylvania prison awaiting his state-sactioned execution. In 1982 he was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner after a trial many have criticized as profoundly biased. Live From Death Row is a collection of his prison writings--an impassioned yet unflinching account of the brutalities and humiliations of prison life. It is also a scathing indictment of racism and political bias in the American judicial system that is certain to fuel the controversy surrounding the death penalty and freedom of speech.
Live from Death Row
Author: Mumia Abu-Jamal
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0380727668
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Once a prominent radio reporter, Mumia Abu-Jamal is now in a Pennsylvania prison awaiting his state-sactioned execution. In 1982 he was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner after a trial many have criticized as profoundly biased. Live From Death Row is a collection of his prison writings--an impassioned yet unflinching account of the brutalities and humiliations of prison life. It is also a scathing indictment of racism and political bias in the American judicial system that is certain to fuel the controversy surrounding the death penalty and freedom of speech.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0380727668
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Once a prominent radio reporter, Mumia Abu-Jamal is now in a Pennsylvania prison awaiting his state-sactioned execution. In 1982 he was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner after a trial many have criticized as profoundly biased. Live From Death Row is a collection of his prison writings--an impassioned yet unflinching account of the brutalities and humiliations of prison life. It is also a scathing indictment of racism and political bias in the American judicial system that is certain to fuel the controversy surrounding the death penalty and freedom of speech.
The Sun Does Shine
Author: Anthony Ray Hinton
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250124719
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
"A powerful, revealing story of hope, love, justice, and the power of reading by a man who spent thirty years on death row for a crime he didn't commit"--
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250124719
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
"A powerful, revealing story of hope, love, justice, and the power of reading by a man who spent thirty years on death row for a crime he didn't commit"--
Death Blossoms
Author: Mumia Abu-Jamal
Publisher: South End Press
ISBN: 9780896086999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The author, a prisoner on death-row for killing a police officer, presents a series of essays and reflections on his life and his spirituality.
Publisher: South End Press
ISBN: 9780896086999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The author, a prisoner on death-row for killing a police officer, presents a series of essays and reflections on his life and his spirituality.
Right Here, Right Now
Author: Lynden Harris
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 147802142X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Upon receiving his execution date, one of the thousands of men living on death row in the United States had an epiphany: “All there ever is, is this moment. You, me, all of us, right here, right now, this minute, that's love.” Right Here, Right Now collects the powerful, first-person stories of dozens of men on death rows across the country. From childhood experiences living with poverty, hunger, and violence to mental illness and police misconduct to coming to terms with their executions, these men outline their struggle to maintain their connection to society and sustain the humanity that incarceration and its daily insults attempt to extinguish. By offering their hopes, dreams, aspirations, fears, failures, and wounds, the men challenge us to reconsider whether our current justice system offers actual justice or simply perpetuates the social injustices that obscure our shared humanity.
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 147802142X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Upon receiving his execution date, one of the thousands of men living on death row in the United States had an epiphany: “All there ever is, is this moment. You, me, all of us, right here, right now, this minute, that's love.” Right Here, Right Now collects the powerful, first-person stories of dozens of men on death rows across the country. From childhood experiences living with poverty, hunger, and violence to mental illness and police misconduct to coming to terms with their executions, these men outline their struggle to maintain their connection to society and sustain the humanity that incarceration and its daily insults attempt to extinguish. By offering their hopes, dreams, aspirations, fears, failures, and wounds, the men challenge us to reconsider whether our current justice system offers actual justice or simply perpetuates the social injustices that obscure our shared humanity.
All Things Censored
Author: Mumia Abu-Jamal
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 9781583220764
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
More than 75 essays—many freshly composed by Mumia with the cartridge of a ball-point pen, the only implement he is allowed in his death-row cell—embody the calm and powerful words of humanity spoken by a man on Death Row. Abu-Jamal writes on many different topics, including the ironies that abound within the U.S. prison system and the consequences of those ironies, and his own case. Mumia's composure, humor, and connection to the living world around him represents an irrefutable victory over the "corrections" system that has for two decades sought to isolate and silence him. The title, All Things Censored, refers to Mumia's hiring as an on-air columnist by National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," and subsequent banning from that venue under pressure from law and order groups.
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 9781583220764
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
More than 75 essays—many freshly composed by Mumia with the cartridge of a ball-point pen, the only implement he is allowed in his death-row cell—embody the calm and powerful words of humanity spoken by a man on Death Row. Abu-Jamal writes on many different topics, including the ironies that abound within the U.S. prison system and the consequences of those ironies, and his own case. Mumia's composure, humor, and connection to the living world around him represents an irrefutable victory over the "corrections" system that has for two decades sought to isolate and silence him. The title, All Things Censored, refers to Mumia's hiring as an on-air columnist by National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," and subsequent banning from that venue under pressure from law and order groups.
Seven Days to Live
Author: Nick Yarris
Publisher: HarperElement
ISBN: 9780007267743
Category : Death row inmates
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The harrowing, heartbreaking story of Nick Yarris who spent twenty one years on Death Row for a crime he did not commit.
Publisher: HarperElement
ISBN: 9780007267743
Category : Death row inmates
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The harrowing, heartbreaking story of Nick Yarris who spent twenty one years on Death Row for a crime he did not commit.
Among the Lowest of the Dead
Author: David Von Drehle
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472031238
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Publisher Description
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472031238
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Publisher Description
Living on Death Row
Author: Hans Toch
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
ISBN: 9781433829000
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
PROSE Award Finalist for Psychology This book synthesizes scholarly reflections with personal accounts from prison administrators and inmates to show the harsh reality of life on death row.
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
ISBN: 9781433829000
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
PROSE Award Finalist for Psychology This book synthesizes scholarly reflections with personal accounts from prison administrators and inmates to show the harsh reality of life on death row.
The Buddhist on Death Row
Author: David Sheff
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008395454
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, an extraordinary story of redemption in the darkest of places.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008395454
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, an extraordinary story of redemption in the darkest of places.
Life After Death
Author: Damien Echols
Publisher: Text Publishing
ISBN: 1922147575
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
The true story of the wrongful conviction of the infamous West Memphis Three, Life After Death is a powerful and unflinching first-person account of life on death row. In 1993 three teenagers, Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Miskelley Jr, were arrested and charged with the murders of three eight-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. The ensuing trial was rife with inconsistencies, false testimony and superstition. Echols was accused of, among other things, practising witchcraft and satanic rituals — a result of the 'satanic panic' prevalent in the media at the time. Baldwin and Miskelley were sentenced to life in prison. Echols, deemed the ringleader, was sentenced to death. He was eighteen years old. In a shocking reversal of events, all three were suddenly released in August 2011. This is Damien Echols' story in full: from abuses by prison guards and wardens, to descriptions of inmates and deplorable living conditions, to the incredible reserves of patience, spirituality, and perseverance that kept him alive and sane for nearly two decades. Echols also writes about his complicated and painful childhood. Like Dead Man Walking, Life After Death is destined to be a classic. West of Memphis, a documentary produced by Peter Jackson (director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy) and Fran Walsh, details the campaign to have their sentences overturned. The West Memphis Three are also the subject of Paradise Lost, a three-part documentary series produced by HBO.
Publisher: Text Publishing
ISBN: 1922147575
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
The true story of the wrongful conviction of the infamous West Memphis Three, Life After Death is a powerful and unflinching first-person account of life on death row. In 1993 three teenagers, Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Miskelley Jr, were arrested and charged with the murders of three eight-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. The ensuing trial was rife with inconsistencies, false testimony and superstition. Echols was accused of, among other things, practising witchcraft and satanic rituals — a result of the 'satanic panic' prevalent in the media at the time. Baldwin and Miskelley were sentenced to life in prison. Echols, deemed the ringleader, was sentenced to death. He was eighteen years old. In a shocking reversal of events, all three were suddenly released in August 2011. This is Damien Echols' story in full: from abuses by prison guards and wardens, to descriptions of inmates and deplorable living conditions, to the incredible reserves of patience, spirituality, and perseverance that kept him alive and sane for nearly two decades. Echols also writes about his complicated and painful childhood. Like Dead Man Walking, Life After Death is destined to be a classic. West of Memphis, a documentary produced by Peter Jackson (director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy) and Fran Walsh, details the campaign to have their sentences overturned. The West Memphis Three are also the subject of Paradise Lost, a three-part documentary series produced by HBO.