Damien Echols, who served eighteen years on death row, and Lorri Davis, Damien's pen pal, recount through their letters how they met, fell in love and ultimately were able to get Damien released from prison.
African-American John Coffey is a gentle giant of a man who is convicted of raping and murdering two little girls in 1935. While on death row Coffey must contend with pyschotic inmates and sadistic guards, but his fellow inmates and the prison guards soon see that he has the uncanny ability to heal people and animals.
Presents a collection of critical essays on the controversy surrounding death penalty law in America and discusses the important social and political issues surrounding it.
Explores the personal lives of the men who carry out executions, focusing on how their jobs have affected their family life, outlook, and social standing.
Traces the history of the death penalty in the United States and throughout the world, examines the practice of capital punishment, discusses opposition to government sanctioned executions, and looks at life on death row.
