WHAT HAPPENS TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF DEATH ROW INMATES?
Those who support capital punishment often claim they do so because it provides justice and closure for the victims’ families. However, attorney Rachel King reminds us that there are other victims who must be considered in the debate over the death penalty – the families of the condemned. Capital Consequences: Families of the Condemned Tell Their Stories (Rutgers University Press) challenges readers to question the morality of a punishment that devastates innocent families. King tells the stories of families that have lost life savings supporting an accused, endured intense public and media scrutiny, and are struggling to live with the inhumane treatment their loved ones receive on death row. “This one-of-a-kind book is devoted solely to giving voice to death row family members, the forgotten victims of capital punishment,” says King, an attorney with the Capital Punishment Project of the American Civil Liberties Union. Capital Consequences is a follow-up to King’s first book, Don’t Ki
