Life after Death Row : Exonerees' Search for Community and Identity /

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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. Drawing upon research on trauma, recovery, coping, and stigma, the authors weave a nuanced fabric of grief, loss, resilien...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Westervelt, Saundra Davis, 1968-
Other Authors: Cook, Kimberly J., 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Prisoners > Deinstitutionalization.
Judicial error.
False imprisonment.
Ex-convicts > Social conditions.
Ex-convicts > Services for.
Ex-convicts > Psychology.
Death row inmates.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Erreur judiciaire > États-Unis.
Ex-detenus > Services > États-Unis.
Ex-detenus > États-Unis > Psychologie.
Sequestration > États-Unis.
Condamnes à mort > États-Unis.
Judicial error > United States.
Ex-convicts > Services for > United States.
Ex-convicts > United States > Social conditions.
Ex-convicts > United States > Psychology.
Prisoners > Deinstitutionalization > United States.
False imprisonment > United States.
Death row inmates > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Living the aftermath of a wrongful conviction
  • Researching the innocent
  • Introducing the exonerees
  • Facing practical problems
  • Managing grief and loss
  • Rebuilding relationships
  • Negotiating emotional terrain
  • Confronting life on death row
  • Coping with life after death row
  • Reclaiming innocence
  • Searching for reintegration and restoration
  • Moving forward.

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