Waiting To Die: Life On Death Row - Softcover

Rossi, Richard Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904132529 ISBN 13: 9781904132523

Publisher: Vision Paperbacks, 2004

Synopsis

Written by an inmate condemned to Arizona's death row, this unique work describes in powerful detail the challenging realities for prisoners sentenced to die for their crimes. Through a disturbing narrative and rare glimpses into execution regulations, including prison forms and documents, this account reveals the core issues of one of the most controversial and enduring social issues in America today. Examining the rules that govern every aspect of death row inmates' life, this volume describes a world of horrendous medical neglect, dangerous and taxing work on chain gangs, inadequate food, and unrelenting psychological abuse by the prison authorities. A precise and sinister tale, it explores the world of more than 3,500 condemned men and women who will die through lethal injection or a gas chamber.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard M. Rossi was found guilty of capital murder and sentenced to death in 1983. He is an inmate on Arizona's death row and writes articles, anecdotes, and poems about prison conditions for anti–death penalty publications. He is incarcerated in Florence, Arizona.

Review:

"A moving thesis decrying the death penalty with vivid depictions of life on death row." -- The North Scottsdale Times

"A precise and sinister take on the world of more than 3,500 condemned men and women" -- CUAPD Book List

"Documents the horror of capital punishment and the inhumanity an inmate must endure before the sentence is carried out." -- Library Journal

"Provocative." -- Sacramento Bee

"You might not like the lifer/author or his depictions of life on a chain gang, but you’ll never forget them." -- New York Post

About this edition

• Publisher: Vision Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1904132529
• ISBN 13: 9781904132523
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 237