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

By:

Westervelt, Saundra Davis, 1968-

Contributor(s):

Cook, Kimberly J, 1961-

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780813553399
0813553393

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

364.660973 23

LOC classification:

HV8699.U5 W47 2012eb

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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.

Summary: 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, resilience, hope, despair, and meaning to provide the richest account to date of the struggles faced by people striving to reclaim their lives in contemporary American society after years of wrongful incarceration.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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, resilience, hope, despair, and meaning to provide the richest account to date of the struggles faced by people striving to reclaim their lives in contemporary American society after years of wrongful incarceration.