Lethal State: A History of the Death Penalty in North Carolina
(Part of the Justice, Power, and Politics Series)
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For years, American states have tinkered with the machinery of death, seeking to align capital punishment with evolving social standards and public will. Against this backdrop, North Carolina had long stood out as a prolific executioner with harsh mandatory sentencing statutes. But as the state sought to remake its image as modern and business-progressive in the early twentieth century, the question of execution preoccupied lawmakers, reformers, and...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:146964987X
ISBN13:9781469649870
Release Date:February 2019
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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