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Title | : | Stolen Years: Stories of the Wrongfully Imprisoned |
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.35 (948 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1630150010 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 538 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-12-29 |
Language | : | English |
BF said This is an excellent, albeit somewhat overwhelming. This is an excellent, albeit somewhat overwhelming, read. The author provides the accounts of ten people who spent years of their lives in prison for crimes they didn't commit, taking the time to give each person a voice and remind the reader that each story is unique, each person an individual. At the end, there's a follow-up to show how these wrongfully accused people represent just one small part of a bigger problem: that there are probably tens of thousands of innocent people sitting in prisons for reasons that vary from false accusation to official corruption. It's a . A thought provoking insight into our justice system and the wrongfully convicted people who pay the price. Could you imagine going to prison for a crime you did not commit? To be away from your loved ones for years at a time? This book, by author, and journalist, Reuven Fenton, sheds the light on several individuals who had such ordeals.The author talks to actual prisoners who were wrongly convicted and gives them a chance to tell their stories about this horrible experience, giving the story a human perspective. This really made me connect with the individuals and I found that I couldn't put the book down and wanted to know about their tales.I would definitely recommend this b. A sympathetic, informational, and consistently engaging portrait of injustice Less than a year away from the next United States Presidential Election, Americans are talking about the issues that matter to them and the things that they hope the presidential candidates will speak about. One of those topics is the reform of the criminal justice system. Social movements such as Black Lives Matter have shined a light on the alarming amount of police brutality that takes place in our nation. Many of the presidential candidates have spoken about reducing the severity of punishment for petty crimes and attempting to decrease the number of Americans who are
"Reuven Fenton has written a vitally important book, "Stolen Years." We need these stories about this broken system, the death penalty, to change hearts." -Sister Helen Prejean, anti-death penalty advocate and author of "Dead Man Walking"
"I read this in one sitting. It's a very important, extremely clear and readable, but no less powerful accounting of the unconscionable crime of wrongful conviction."
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