NCJ Number
44604
Date Published
1977
Length
327 pages
Annotation
A NOVEL, BASED ON AN ACTUAL CASE OF MULTIPLE EXECUTION IN FLORIDA, PRESENTS THE ANATOMY OF THE DEATH PENALTY AS A PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL REALITY, RATHER THAN AS MORAL QUESTION OR SOCIAL ISSUE.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR COMPRESSES INTO A 4-HOUR TIMESPAN THE HISTORIES OF THE DIVERSE PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES INTERSECT IN RELATION TO AN EXECUTION. THE PRISON OFFICIALS, THE ELECTRICIAN, THE CHIEF CORRECTIONS OFFICER, THE WARDEN, THE REPORTERS, THE GOVERNOR, THE EXECUTIONER, AND THE FOUR WHO ARE CONDEMNED TO DIE IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR ARE ALL REPRESENTED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED).