End of Its Rope

End of Its Rope
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 343
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ISBN-10 : 9780674970991
ISBN-13 : 0674970993
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Book Synopsis End of Its Rope by : Brandon Garrett

Download or read book End of Its Rope written by Brandon Garrett and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, death sentences in the U.S. are as rare as lightning strikes. Brandon Garrett shows us the reasons why, and explains what the failed death penalty experiment teaches about the effect of inept lawyering, overzealous prosecution, race discrimination, wrongful convictions, and excessive punishments throughout the criminal justice system.


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