Life after Death Row: Exonerees' Search for Community and Identity (Critical Issues in Crime and Society) - Hardcover

Westervelt, Saundra D.; Cook, Kimberly J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813553830 ISBN 13: 9780813553832

Verlag: Rutgers University Press, 2012

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Book by Westervelt Saundra D Cook Kimberly J

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"This book provides a rich, detailed portrait of the lives of those who have been wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death in the United States. The authors skillfully conduct a journey inside the minds of exonerees, allowing readers to see the world from their unique perspectives."

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Life after Death Row examines the post-incarceration struggles of individuals who have been wrongly convicted of capital crimes, sentenced to death, and subsequently exonerated. Saundra D. Westervelt and Kimberly J. Cook present eighteen exonerees' stories, focusing on three central areas: the invisibility of the innocent after release, the complicity of the justice system in that invisibility, and personal trauma management. Contrary to popular belief, exonerees are not automatically compensated by the state or provided adequate assistance in the transition to post-prison life. With no time and little support, many struggle to find homes, financial security, and community. They have limited or obsolete employment skills and difficulty managing such daily tasks as grocery shopping or banking. They struggle to regain independence, self-sufficiency, and identity. Drawing upon research on trauma, recovery, coping, and stigma, the authors weave a nuanced fabric of grief, loss, resilience, hope, and meaning to provide the richest account to date of the struggles faced by people striving to reclaim their lives after years of wrongful incarceration.

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• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0813553830
• ISBN 13: 9780813553832
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 296