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the case of life without parole in California
A critical examination of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole (LWOP). This book presents a unique case study of the 'normalization' of LWOP and the extent to which groups and individuals within civil society who challenge capital punishment have helped normalize LWOP by fostering the belief that it is humane and merciful.
List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The origins of LWOP in California; 1. Introduction; 2. The utilitarian function of LWOP; 3. The humanitarian justification for LWOP; 4. Preserving the death penalty; 5. LWOP and the punitive turns; 6. Conclusion -- 2. Campaigning for LWOP; 1. Introduction; 2. The initiative process and the reality of abolition; 3. Educating the people; a) Setting educational goals; b) Navigating a 'tough-on-crime' political climate; c) Shifting public opinion; d) Redressing misconceptions about LWOP; e) Voicing victims' families' opposition to the death penalty; 4. Convincing voters: the 2012 SAFE campaign; a) 'Howl with the wolves, if you wish to get along with them': rallying the unlikely allies; b) LWOP provides 'Justice that works for everyone'; c) Strategic framing of LWOP's severity; d) Opposing Proposition 34; 5. Conclusion -- 3. Settling and pleading for LWOP; 1. Introduction; 2. Pre-trial: convincing prosecutors to settle for LWOP; 3. At trial: pleading for LWOP; a) The mandatory application of LWOP; b) Emphasizing the severity of LWOP; 4. Appealing LWOP sentences; a) Post-conviction reviews; b) Challenging LWOP before the Supreme Court under the Eighth Amendment; c) Judicial preceptions of LWOP's severity; 5. Conclusion -- Annex -- 4. Prisoners' experiences of LWOP; 1. Introduction; 2. Procedural death; 3. Carceral social death; a) Life in limbo; b) Exclusions and discriminations; 4. Embodied death; a) Ageing and diseased bodies; b) Violence and suicide; c) Parenthood and parenting; 5. Conclusion -- 5. Normalizing extreme imprisonment; 1. Normalizing LWOP as a 'death penalty thing'; 2. Normalizing extreme imprisonment -- Appendix: Doing research on LWOP in California; 1. Unearthing LWOP's roots; 2. Tracing LWOP's evolution; 3. Interviewing anti-death penalty reformers; 4. LWOP's severity through prisoners' letters; 5. Making sense -- Bibliography -- Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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