In Spite of Innocence: The ordeal of 400 Americans wrongly convicted
of crimes punishable by death
By Michael L. Radelet, Hugo Adam Bedau and Constance E. Putnam
ISBN 1-55553-197-0
Few errors made by society can compare with the horror of executing a person wrongly convicted of a crime. This sobering book, which includes an expanded preface, tells the personal stories of over 400 innocent Americans convicted of capital crimes. Some were actually executed; most suffered years of incarceration, many on death row.
“The fallibility of our justice system is starkly revealed throughout the pages of In Spite of Innocence. The text documents how human mistakes, passions, and prejudices have let to the unjust conviction and erroneous execution of too many Americans. This compelling evidence cannot be ignored."
- Mario M. Cuomo
“All of [the stories] should give pause to anyone who believes the criminal justice system is so error-proof that human lives can be entrusted to its workings.”
- Erwin Knoll, The Progressive
“While the individual stories are appalling, what’s truly chilling is the sheer number of cases, a number that the authors fear is only a scratch on the surface. Camus argued that no government is ever pure or wise enough to claim the power to kill. In Spite of Innocence proves his point.”
- Julie Rigby, Texas Observer
Price: $17.00
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