America's new death penalty? Ogletree, Charles J. Sarat, Austin. ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. nyu New York New York University Press 2012 monographic eng

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ix, 334 p. "Is life without parole the perfect compromise to the death penalty? Or is it as ethically fraught as capital punishment? This comprehensive, interdisciplinary anthology treats life without parole as "the new death penalty." Editors Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. and Austin Sarat bring together original work by prominent scholars in an effort to better understand the growth of life without parole and its social, cultural, political, and legal meanings. What justifies the turn to life imprisonment? How should we understand the fact that this penalty is used disproportionately against racial minorities? What are the most promising avenues for limiting, reforming, or eliminating life without parole sentences in the United States? Contributors explore the structure of life without parole sentences and the impact they have on prisoners, where the penalty fits in modern theories of punishment, and prospects for (as well as challenges to) reform"-- pt. 1. Life without parole in context -- pt. 2. Prospects for reform. edited by Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., and Austin Sarat. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us--- Parole United States Life imprisonment United States Capital punishment United States KF9750 .L54 2012eb 364.6/5 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10565444 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10565444 CaPaEBR 120207 ebr10565444