03957nam 2200769Ia 450 991046205480332120211102022432.00-8135-5339-31-283-65743-010.36019/9780813553399(CKB)2670000000269007(EBL)1041948(OCoLC)813529039(SSID)ssj0000762169(PQKBManifestationID)11448561(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000762169(PQKBWorkID)10738424(PQKB)10050997(MiAaPQ)EBC1041948(MdBmJHUP)muse18887(DE-B1597)526054(DE-B1597)9780813553399(Au-PeEL)EBL1041948(CaPaEBR)ebr10612591(CaONFJC)MIL396993(EXLCZ)99267000000026900720111116d2012 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrLife after death row[electronic resource] exonerees' search for community and identity /Saundra D. Westervelt, Kimberly J. CookNew Brunswick, NJ Rutgers University Pressc20121 online resource (300 p.)Critical Issues in Crime and SocietyDescription based upon print version of record.0-8135-5383-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Tables and Figures --Preface --Part One. Setting the Stage --Part Two. Struggling with Life after Exoneration --Part Three. Coping with Innocence --Part Four. Doing Justice --Epilogue --Notes --References --Index --About the AuthorsLife 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.Critical Issues in Crime and SocietyDeath row inmatesUnited StatesFalse imprisonmentUnited StatesPrisonersDeinstitutionalizationUnited StatesEx-convictsUnited StatesPsychologyEx-convictsUnited StatesSocial conditionsEx-convictsServices forUnited StatesJudicial errorUnited StatesElectronic books.Death row inmatesFalse imprisonmentPrisonersDeinstitutionalizationEx-convictsPsychology.Ex-convictsSocial conditions.Ex-convictsServices forJudicial error364.660973Westervelt Saundra Davis1968-876773Cook Kimberly J.1961-1046856MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462054803321Life after death row2474088UNINA