Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 304 pages
- Published by: A Shannon Ravenel Book; 1st Pbk. Ed edition October 14, 2005
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1565125142
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1565125148
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Book Dimensions:
7.8 x 5 x 1 inches
- Weighs: 11.2 ounces
Product Review
"Kirk Bloodsworth is an American Josef K., an icon of a system that failed him—and justice—at every turn."
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Washington Post Book World
Product Description
Charged with the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in 1984, Kirk Bloodsworth was tried, convicted, and sentenced to die in Maryland’s gas chamber. From the beginning, he proclaimed his innocence, but when he was granted a new trial because his prosecutors improperly withheld evidence, the second trial also resulted in conviction. Bloodsworth read every book on criminal law in the prison library and persuaded a new lawyer to petition for the then-innovative DNA testing.
After nine years in one of the harshest prisons in America, Kirk Bloodsworth was vindicated by DNA evidence. He was pardoned by the governor of Maryland and has gone on to become a tireless spokesman against capital punishment.
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