num_pages: 264
description: Offers an examination of what life under a sentence of death is like for condemned inmates and their families, how and why various professionals assist them in their struggle for life, and what these personal experiences with capital punishment tell us about the wisdom of this penal policy.
language: English
title: Facing the Death Penalty: Essays on a Cruel and Unusual Punishment
titlecomplete: Facing the Death Penalty: Essays on a Cruel and Unusual Punishment
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Temple University Press