DEATH ROW. Interviews with Inmates, Their Families and Opponents of Capital Punishment

Softcover. The work of an impoverished Tennessee mother, whose son, Jeffrey Dicks, languished on death row for a robbery he didn't commit and a murder he didn't even see. The author was inspired by the inequality of the American justice system to publish these series of interviews by those who oppose the death penalty. This thought provoking collection provides much insight on this controversial issue. Shirley Dicks was unable to hire a competent legal defence. At the trial the family was shocked when vital evidence was never presented to the jury. Jeff, who had no history of violent or criminal behaviour, was convicted of murder and sentenced to die in Tennessee's electric chair. Jeff's loved ones never lost faith in his innocence, and they shared in his daily burden of deadly uncertainty and experienced the painful frustration of their attempts to set him free. Unfortunately, Jeff died in prison in 1999 from inadequate medical treatment which was several years after his conviction in 1978. With Bibliog. and Index. 146pp. trade size p/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F.