The death penalty is one of the most hotly contested issues in
America today. Evidence continues to mount that many innocent
people have been executed or are currently living on death row, and
that minority groups and the poor suffer from a shoddy public
defense system and discriminatory application of capital charges.
Meanwhile, the myth of deterrence has been revealed to be false,
and an increasing number of Americans are beginning to question
their support for capital punishment.
Legal Lynching offers a succinct, accessible introduction to the
debate over the death penalty''s history and future, exposing a
chilling frequency of legal error, systemic racial and economic
discrimination, and pervasive government misconduct. This is an
essential book for readers across the political spectrum who wish
to cut through the common myths and assumptions about the efficacy
and morality of state-sanctioned killing.
關於作者:
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. ran for president of the United
States in 1984 and 1988. He is the founder and president of the
RainbowPUSH Coalition.
Representative Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. has represented the Second
District of Illinois in the United States Congress since
1995.
Bruce Shapiro is a contributing editor at The Nation and a
national correspondent for Salon.com. He teaches at Yale
University.