Living Next Door to the Death House

Name: Living Next Door to the Death House
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ISBN: 9780802839985

ISBN-10: 0802839983

ISBN-13: 9780802839985

Edition: 2003

Authors: Virginia Stem Owens, David Clinton Owens

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When a prisoner on death row is executed, its not just the families of the murderer and the victim who feel the effects. The attorneys, the jury, the law enforcement officers, the prison guards, the wardens overseeing the execution, the chaplains and advisors, the technicians "who prepare the syringe and prick the vein" - all of these people are affected, and they all have powerful stories to tell, stories that are woven together in the riveting narrative of "Living Next Door to the Death House." Authors Virginia Stem Owens and David Clinton Owens live in Huntsville, Texas, which has earned a reputation as the death penalty capital of the United States. They call Huntsville "a company…

Book details

List price: $23.50
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Language: English

Virginia Stem Owens has written sixteen books and numerous articles and reviews. She is member of the editorial board of Books and Culture.



Introduction



The Town



Crime and Punishment



The Pawn and the Perpetrator



Capital Offense and Ultimate Penalty



The Defenders



Working on the Inside



The Death House



Psychology



The Parents



The Death Chamber



Another Way



Doing Justly


A Liturgy on the Day of an Execution