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Congregation of the Condemned : Voices Against the Death Penalty by Dicks, Shirley, 1940-; Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009 is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>Editor Shirley Dicks's son Jeff was involved in a robbery attempt that resulted in the death of a storekeeper. A bungled defense led to his conviction for murder; he has been on death row since 1979. Dicks has become bitterly aware that justice in America is dealt out not blindly, but selectively. "People have been sentenced to death not because they have been found to be uncontrollably violent but because they were hopelessly poor. . . .They are the losers in an arbitrary lottery. You won't find a wealthy person on death row. A system like this does not enhance respect for human life; it cheapens and degrades it."</p> <p>Congregation of the Condemned features writings by inmates, members of victims' families, legal and medical experts, religious and political figures, actors, and journalists, as well as opinions from such organizations as the ACLU and the NAACP. Contributors include Senator Edward Kennedy, Mike Farrell, Mario Cuomo, Hugo Bedau, Tom Wicker, Peter Gabriel, Watt Espy, Coretta Scott King, and many others.</p>

Author

Dicks, Shirley, 1940-; Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009

Publisher

Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9780879756796

Subjects

Social Science, Sociology, Political Science