Publications & Testimony

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Dec 31, 2001

Resources: Studies and Additional Resources (1998 – 2001)

The lat­est edi­tion of the Angolite, pub­lished by the inmates at the Louisiana state pen­i­ten­tiary, con­tains arti­cles about the death penal­ty, includ­ing the cov­er sto­ry on a new movie, ​“Monsters Ball,” which was filmed at Angola ear­li­er this year and will star Sean ​“Puffy” Combs, Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, and Heath Ledger. (The Angolite, June/​July/​August…

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Dec 31, 2001

Choosing Mercy: A Mother of Murder Victims Pleads to End the Death Penalty

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…

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Dec 31, 2001

What To Do When the Police Leave

What To Do When the Police Leave by Bill Jenkins is filled with sim­ple, frank and use­ful advice vital to fam­i­lies suf­fer­ing a trau­mat­ic loss. This book is a vic­tim’s voice speak­ing to vic­tims offer­ing help in the face of help­less­ness. The author shares expert advice, lists help­ful resources demys­ti­fies legal and med­ical jar­gon, and affirms hope in the midst of tragedy. Bill Jenkins is a pro­fes­sor of Speech and Drama at Virginia Union University. Since the trag­ic shoot­ing of his son he has…

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