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Life after death row : exonerees' search for community and identity / / Saundra D. Westervelt, Kimberly J. Cook



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Autore: Westervelt Saundra Davis <1968-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Life after death row : exonerees' search for community and identity / / Saundra D. Westervelt, Kimberly J. Cook Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New Brunswick, NJ, : Rutgers University Press, c2012
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (300 p.)
Disciplina: 364.660973
Soggetto topico: Death row inmates - United States
False imprisonment - United States
Prisoners - Deinstitutionalization - United States
Ex-convicts - United States - Psychology
Ex-convicts - United States - Social conditions
Ex-convicts - Services for - United States
Judicial error - United States
Altri autori: CookKimberly J. <1961->  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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 Authors
Sommario/riassunto: Life 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Life after death row  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8135-5339-3
1-283-65743-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910810742303321
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Serie: Critical Issues in Crime and Society