A review by pennyriley
The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions by Helen Prejean

3.0

I enjoyed, although I am of course aware that is a poor choice of adjective, the first two chapters with the accounts of Dobie Williams and Joseph O'Dell awaiting their executions. They were compelling in showing how evidence can be manufactured and manipulated, and served to bolster my belief (most of the time, although I occasionally find myself wandering from that belief) that the death penalty cannot be justified under any circumstances. However I found the last two chapters less interesting and found myself getting bogged down. One of the things I have never got to grips with here in the States is that the same crime can have completely different outcomes as far as punishment goes, depending on the State where the crime was committed or that the perpetrator is tried in.