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title: 'Choosing Mercy: A Mother of Murder Victims Pleads to End the Death Penalty'
description: 'Written in the spirit of “Dead Man Walking,” this book by Antoinette Bosco conveys both the powerful personal experience of a mother whose son was…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/resources/publications-and-testimony/books/choosing-mercy-a-mother-of-murder-victims-pleads-to-end-the-death-penalty'
section: publications
date: '2001-12-31T00:00:00-05:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:52:51-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
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Written in the spirit of "Dead Man Walking," this book by Antoinette Bosco conveys both the powerful personal experience of a mother whose son was murdered and a wealth of information about the criminal justice system in America. (Orbis Books, 2001) For more information, or to read an excerpt, visit her [website](http://www.maryknoll.org/MALL/ORBIS/more_mercy.htm).