Virginia's Death Penalty: the Future is History
This course will explain the declining use of capital
punishment in Virginia and across the country. Participants
will examine the history of the death penalty,
execution methods, changing legal standards, class
and racial disparities, and the practices of the law
enforcement community in carrying out Virginia's
capital punishment system. Guest speakers, including
death row exonerees and murder victim family
members, will share their experiences with the death
penalty legal process.
Suggested Reading
Brandon Garrett. End of Its Rope: How Killing the Death Penalty Can Revive Criminal Justice (Harvard University Press, 2017).
Dale Brumfield. Virginia State Penitentiary: A Notorious History (Arcadia, 2017).
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