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Until I could be sure : how I stopped the death penalty in Illinois / George H. Ryan Sr., with Maurice Possley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ryan, George H., author.
- Possley, Maurice, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ryan, George H.
- Capital punishment--Illinois.
- Capital punishment.
- Criminal justice, Administration of--Illinois.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Illinois.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 257 pages)
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- 2 Machinery of Death p. 7
- 3 The Face of Death Row p. 17
- 4 A Human Face p. 23
- 5 Execution on Deck p. 29
- 6 Debating Death p. 35
- 7 The Execution p. 39
- 8 Another Exoneration p. 47
- 9 Systemic Failure p. 55
- 10 Close to Home p. 61
- 11 Time to Act p. 65
- 12 Lighting the Colosseum p. 71
- 13 Politics of Death p. 79
- 14 Emotions Flare p. 83
- 15 Africa Beckons p. 89
- 16 International Acclaim p. 95
- 17 Death Marches On p. 103
- 18 Death Row Expands p. 111
- 19 Pondering Abolition p. 119
- 20 End of an Era p. 125
- 21 Critics Everywhere p. 131
- 22 A New Wrinkle p. 135
- 23 History Lesson p. 141
- 24 Call for Change p. 149
- 25 Get Me a Wheelchair p. 157
- 26 All Talk, No Action p. 165
- 27 Raising the Volume p. 173
- 28 Rising Pressure p. 181
- 29 Wrong Is Wrong p. 189
- 30 March for Life p. 195
- 31 Picking and Choosing p. 203
- 32 A Matter of Conscience p. 207
- 33 Commutation p. 217
- 34 Reform at Last p. 233.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 15, 2020).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Ryan, George H.. Until I could be sure
- ISBN:
- 1538134551
- 9781538134559
- Publisher Number:
- 40030144125
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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