Don’t Kill in Our Names: Families of Murder Victims Speak Out Against the Death Penalty

In ​“Don’t Kill in Our Names: Families of Murder Victims Speak Out Against the Death Penalty,” author Rachel King presents the sto­ries of 10 Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation mem­bers. Throughout the book, King exam­ines the rea­sons why these sur­vivors choose rec­on­cil­i­a­tion over ret­ri­bu­tion and why they active­ly oppose cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment. Using first-hand accounts and third-per­son nar­ra­tive, King presents the sto­ries in the con­text of the nation’s on-going death penal­ty debate. King is leg­isla­tive coun­sel for the American Civil Liberties Union. (Rutgers Press, 2003). For more infor­ma­tion, vis­it Rutgers Press.