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Anatomy of innocence : testimonies of the wrongfully convicted / edited by Laura Caldwell and Leslie S. Klinger ; introductions by Scott Turow and Barry Scheck.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781631490880 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xxxii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Criminal justice, Administration of > United States > Case studies. Judicial error > United States > Case studies. Prisoners > United States > Case studies. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 364.973 Ana | 31681010051241 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A collective literary protest against wrongful convictions presents the stories of more than a dozen innocent men and women who were convicted of serious crimes and forced to endure a flawed criminal justice system before their exonerations. - Baker & Taylor
A collective literary protest against wrongful convictions tells the stories of more than a dozen innocent men and women who were convicted of serious crimes and forced to endure a flawed criminal justice system before their exonerations, in an anthology that includes contributions by Lee Child, Sara Paretsky, Michael Harvey, Laurie King, Phillip M. Margolin and Jan Burke. Illustrations. - Book News
This work for general readers and others collects the stories of 14 real people around the US who were wrongfully convicted and later exonerated (exonerees). Their stories are told to and interpreted by published mystery and thriller writers such as Sara Paretsky, Jan Burke, and Lee Child; some of these writers are working with co-authors who are professionals such as judges of lawyers. Each story highlights one step in the criminal justice process, from initial arrest through trial, conviction, life in prison, challenging the conviction, legal appeals, exoneration, and putting lives together after release. Taken as a whole, the stories of exonerees highlight faults in the American criminal justice system. The bibliography lists news articles about each exoneree, plus sources on exoneration issues in general. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) - WW Norton
Recalling the great muckrakers of the past, an outraged team of Americaâs best-selling writers unite to confront the disasters of wrongful convictions. - WW Norton
Wrongful convictions, long regarded as statistical anomalies in an otherwise sound justice system, now appear with frightening regularity. But few people understand just how or why they happen and, more important, the immeasurable consequences that often haunt the lucky few who are acquitted, years after they are proven innocent.Now, in this groundbreaking anthology, fourteen exonerated inmates narrate their stories to a roster of high-profile mystery and thriller writersâincluding Lee Child, Sara Paretsky, Laurie R. King, Jan Burke and S. J. Rozanâwhile another exonereeâs case is explored in a previously unpublished essay by legendary playwright Arthur Miller. An astonishing and unique collaboration, these testimonies bear witness to the incredible stories of innocent men and women who were convicted of serious crimes and cast into the maw of a vast and deeply flawed American criminal justice system before eventually, and miraculously, being exonerated.Introduced by best-selling authors Scott Turow and Barry Scheck, these master storytellers capture the tragedy of wrongful convictions as never before and challenge readers to confront the limitations and harsh realities of the American criminal justice system. Lee Child tells of Kirk Bloodsworth, who obsessively read about the burgeoning field of DNA testing, cautiously hoping that it held the key to his acquittalâuntil he eventually became the first person to be exonerated from death row based on DNA evidence. Judge John Sheldon and author Gayle Lynds team up to share Audrey Edmundsâs experience raising her children long distance from her prison cell. And exoneree Gloria Killian recounts to S. J. Rozan her journey from that fateful "knock on the door" and the initial shock of accusation to the scars she carries today.Anatomy of Innocence
