The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions - Hardcover

Prejean, Helen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679440569 ISBN 13: 9780679440567

Publisher: Random House Inc, 1997

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

" Luminous, undecorated, angry and very moving. . . . [It] tests our conception of human decency." - "The New York Times Book Review"
" A work of great persuasive power. It will also, I hope, become a source of outrage."
- Christopher Hitchens, "Los Angeles Times Book Review"
" Impassioned yet thoughtful. . . . Certain to promote reflection. . . . Prejean commands respect." - "The Christian Science Monitor"
" A stunning work of conscience, told with restrained outrage, a sharp eye for the absurd, and an unshakeable belief in the dignity of all humans." - "The San Diego Union-Tribune
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"Luminous, undecorated, angry and very moving. . . . [It] tests our conception of human decency." -"The New York Times Book Review""A work of great persuasive power. It will also, I hope, become a source of outrage." -Christopher Hitchens, "Los Angeles Times Book Review""Impassioned yet thoughtful. . . . Certain to promote reflection. . . . Prejean commands respect." -"The Christian Science Monitor""A stunning work of conscience, told with restrained outrage, a sharp eye for the absurd, and an unshakeable belief in the dignity of all humans." -"The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Luminous, undecorated, angry and very moving. . . . [It] tests our conception of human decency. The New York Times Book Review A work of great persuasive power. It will also, I hope, become a source of outrage. Christopher Hitchens, Los Angeles Times Book Review Impassioned yet thoughtful. . . . Certain to promote reflection. . . . Prejean commands respect. The Christian Science Monitor A stunning work of conscience, told with restrained outrage, a sharp eye for the absurd, and an unshakeable belief in the dignity of all humans. The San Diego Union-Tribune
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About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0679440569
• ISBN 13: 9780679440567
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 310