You have to read this book.
That’s all I really need to write here, but it’s impossible to stop typing about how David Dow’s memoir is so important for anyone connected with capital punishment to read — and why this is so.
First, he provides a clear and unique perspective. David Dow is not only
This past week, the film Capote (2005) was shown on television — and while the name suggests that the movie covers the life of famed author Truman Capote, that’s not the case. What the movie focuses upon is Capote’s involvement with two men who were executed by the State of Kansas for the killings
Roger Hood’s The Death Penalty: a WorldWide Perspective is a great book. This is true, even if it may be in need of a revised edition, given that this version was published in 2003.
And, if you sign up for a free trial at Questia.com, you can read his book for free … this is
John Grisham chose a story about the death penalty for his first non-fiction novel, and it’s well worth the read. The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town, has been out for awhile — so long in fact, that you can buy a used copy on Amazon for a buck ninety-nine ($1.99).
Claire Phillips is a British artist who has traveled throughout the United States on a tour of Death Row facilities. Although she’s not allowed to bring any of her tools of the trade with her – no sketchbooks, no brushes, no palette knives or pens – she spends sufficient time with her chosen subjects to