Book of Donmon Teith

For years, American states have tinkered with the machinery of death, seeking to align capital punishment with evolving social standards and public will. Agains

Few state issues have attracted as much controversy and national attention as the application of the death penalty in Texas. In the years since the death penalt

An awakening -- Inevitability of innocence -- Mercy vs. justice -- The great American death penalty decline -- The defense lawyering effect -- Murder insurance

Inspired by Depression-era travel guides, an anthology of essays on each of the fifty states, plus Washington, D.C., by some of America’s finest writers. Stat

Why did some offenses in the South end in mob lynchings while similar crimes led to legal executions? Why did still other cases have nonlethal outcomes? In this