Isbn: 9781555532642 - death at midnight: the confession of an executioner (13 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Death at Midnight is the provocative tale of prison warden Donald Cabana's moral awakening to the evils associated with the death penalty, and of the special relationship forged between a young black prisoner condemned to die and Cabana, the middle-aged white warden condemned to execute him. Cabana recounts his twenty-five-year career in corrections from his early beginnings as a naive but well-meaning prison guard to his tenures as warden at several prisons. He provides insight into prison life and illuminates significant changes and reforms that have occurred over the last two decades. Cabana frames his story with a riveting account of the execution of Connie Ray Evans, a prisoner with whom he developed a close bond during his many visits as warden to death row. He describes in vivid, compassionate detail the last two weeks in the life of Evans, and the same two weeks in the lives of the prison staff preparing to kill him. Cabana takes readers inside the secretive, mysterious world of the execution chamber, allowing them to witness the execution process and to experience the myriad emotions of both the executioner and the condemned man strapped in a chair called black death. In the end Cabana reveals that, although he spent most of his career convinced of the need for capital punishment, the eventuality of one day carrying out the death penalty was a disturbing and continual presence in his life and work. Giving the order to execute someone he believed was a reformed man finally led him to adopt an abolitionist stance.…

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Hardback. Condizione: Good. Death at Midnight is the provocative tale of prison warden Donald Cabana's moral awakening to the evils associated with the death penalty, and of the special relationship forged between a young black prisoner condemned to die and Cabana, the middle-aged white warden condemned to execute him. Cabana recounts his twenty-five-year career in corrections from his early beginnings as a naive but well-meaning prison guard to his tenures as warden at several prisons. He provides insight into prison life and illuminates significant changes and reforms that have occurred over the last two decades. Cabana frames his story with a riveting account of the execution of Connie Ray Evans, a prisoner with whom he developed a close bond during his many visits as warden to death row. He describes in vivid, compassionate detail the last two weeks in the life of Evans, and the same two weeks in the lives of the prison staff preparing to kill him. Cabana takes readers inside the secretive, mysterious world of the execution chamber, allowing them to witness the execution process and to experience the myriad emotions of both the executioner and the condemned man strapped in a chair called black death. In the end Cabana reveals that, although he spent most of his career convinced of the need for capital punishment, the eventuality of one day carrying out the death penalty was a disturbing and continual presence in his life and work. Giving the order to execute someone he believed was a reformed man finally led him to adopt an abolitionist stance.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good +. 1st Edition. Northeastern University Press, Boston, MA. 1996. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to upper tips. DJ: Very Good +; light bumping to head and upper tips; light rubbing to panels. Black cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 200 pp 8vo. This book is a provocative tale of prison warden Donald Cabana's moral awakening to the evils associated with the death penalty, and of the special relationship forged between a young black prisoner condemned to die and Cabana, the middle-aged white warden condemned to execute him. A clean very presentable copy.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8 vo, 200 pp, includes 4 pages of Index. Penciled price of 24.95 on top right corner, first fep. First Edition, First Printing.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers.…

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Death at Midnight is the stark, deeply personal memoir of an American prison warden who oversaw multiple executions and ultimately came to question the system he served. Writing with candour and moral clarity, the author recounts the emotional toll of carrying out death sentences, the human stories behind the inmates, and the institutional pressures surrounding capital punishment. His reflections expose the psychological burden placed on staff and the ethical contradictions embedded in state-sanctioned death. A powerful and unsettling account, sought after by readers interested in criminal justice, ethics, and the realities of the death penalty.…

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