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Oklahoma has long held the dubious honor of having the highest female incarceration rate in the US, nearly twice the national average. In this compelling... Læs mere
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Between 1850 and 1950, at least 115 women were lynched by mobs in the US. The majority of these women were black. This examines the... Læs mere
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In the five state regions of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and Missouri, 1027 men and women are... Læs mere
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In the state of Georgia, 1025 men and women are known to have been hanged or electrocuted for capital crimes in the century after the Civil... Læs mere
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"Presented in chronological order, this book provides essential details about the 1,152 men and women who were... Læs mere
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Between 1623 and 1960, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont legally put to death more than 700... Læs mere
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Why did some offenses in the South end in mob lynchings while similar crimes led to legal executions? Why did still other cases have... Læs mere
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"Since colonial days, administration of the death penalty has persisted as one of the most... Læs mere
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Prison writing has a long and illustrious history in the United States - home of the modern correctional system. From poems, to... Læs mere
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Since its first use in 1890, the electric chair has been the means of legal execution for over 4,300 individuals in 23 states. This book presents the history of electric chair and analyzes its features, its development, and the manner of its use.
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More than two million people are incarcerated in America's prisons - one in nine is serving a life sentence. Mass long-term... Læs mere