Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-294) and index.
Contents:
Shadow of death -- Why do offenders' families matter? -- Understanding restorative justice -- Meet the families -- Storytelling -- Death penalty trials -- "You didn't punish him, you punished me" -- Children of the condemned -- Psychological distress -- Restorative justice -- Life is different -- Organizing for abolition -- Reaching out -- Systems failure -- Shining light in the shadows.
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