Ultimate Punishment

Summary from the Publisher...

A gripping examination of the case for and against capital punishment by a respected criminal lawyer and celebrated novelist. In the words of Harvard Law Professor, Laurence H. Tribe--"Ultimate Punishment is the ultimate statement about the death penalty: to read it is to understand why law alone cannot make us whole."

Winner of the 24th RFK Book Award.

Links

To Kill Or Not To Kill

This is the New Yorker article written by Turow that inspired him to take it further and write the book, Ultimate Punishment.

Meet the Writer

bn.com's page dedicated to Scott Turow.

Life and Death

Houston Chronicle review by Barabra Liss.

The Law Can't Restore the World

An interview with Scott Turow by Paul O'Donnell.

Book Review

A review by Dr. Jonathan Dolhenty.

Death Penalty Information Center

This site has lots of facts and statistics concerning the death penalty both at the state and federal levels. Plus, it has the Death Penalty Quiz.

Book Review

A review by Dr. Jonathan Dolhenty.

Scott Turow's Death Row Turnarounds

An interview with Turow by Thane Peterson of BusinessWeek.