The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions

Helen Prejean; Sister Helen Prejean

ISBN 10: 0679440569 / ISBN 13: 9780679440567

Verlag: Random House, 2004

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0679440569-3-23511494

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The best-selling author of Dead Man Walking and an ardent spokesperson on the issue of capital punishment raises profound constitutional questions about the legality of the death penalty and reveals how race, poverty, publicity, and prosecutorial ambition can determine who lives and dies after a murder conviction. 75,000 first printing.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Sister Helen Prejean travels extensively, giving, on average, 140 lectures a year, seeking to ignite public discourse on the death penalty. She has appeared on ABC’s World News Tonight, 60 Minutes, Oprah, NPR, and an NBC special series on capital punishment. She is a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille and lives in Louisiana.

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Titel: The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness ...
Verlag: Random House
Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good