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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Life after Death Row: Exonerees' Search for Community and Identity

Life after Death Row: Exonerees' Search for Community and Identity

Westervelt, Saundra D.
Cook, Kimberly J.

Paperback

Series: Critical Issues in Crime and Society

CriminologyPoverty & Social Work

ISBN10: 0813553822
ISBN13: 9780813553825
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: Oct 17 2012
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

Life after Death Row examines the post-incarceration struggles of individuals who have been wrongly convicted of capital crimes, sentenced to death, and subsequently exonerated.

Saundra D. Westervelt and Kimberly J. Cook present eighteen exonerees' stories, focusing on three central areas: the invisibility of the innocent after release, the complicity of the justice system in that invisibility, and personal trauma management. Contrary to popular belief, exonerees are not automatically compensated by the state or provided adequate assistance in the transition to post-prison life. With no time and little support, many struggle to find homes, financial security, and community. They have limited or obsolete employment skills and difficulty managing such daily tasks as grocery shopping or banking. They struggle to regain independence, self-sufficiency, and identity.

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