Crossing the river Styx: the memoir of a death row chaplain

"The memoir of Russ Ford, a former Virginia prison chaplain who by the time he retired had accompanied twenty-eight men into the death chamber. Drawing on the stories of the condemned men, and his relationship with them, Ford illuminates the brutality of and myriad problems with capital punishm...

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Main Author: Ford, Russ 1951- (Author)
Contributors: Peppers, Charles 2000- (Contributor) ; Peppers, Todd C. 1967- (Contributor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville London University of Virginia Press 2023
In:Year: 2023
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Keywords:
Prison chaplains > Virginia > Biography
Death Row inmates > Virginia
Capital Punishment > Virginia
Virginia > Justizvollzugsanstalt > Todesstrafe > Seelsorger
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Summary:"The memoir of Russ Ford, a former Virginia prison chaplain who by the time he retired had accompanied twenty-eight men into the death chamber. Drawing on the stories of the condemned men, and his relationship with them, Ford illuminates the brutality of and myriad problems with capital punishment"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
Physical Description:viii, 232 Seiten, Illustrationen
ISBN:978-0-8139-4911-6