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Choosing Mercy: A Mother of Murder Victims Pleads to End the Death Penalty Toni Bosco's heart was crushed when a teenaged intruder shot and killed her son and his wife. In time her grief and rage turned to forgiveness: to want one more unnatural death would be wrong. "I could say, punish him for life . . . but I could not say 'kill this killer'." In telling her dramatic journey and those of others who have lived through what she has Toni presents a compelling case that capital punishment fails: socially, spiritually, morally. 240 pages — paper
Restorative Justice: Healing the Foundations of Our Lives A strong presentation of the need for "restorative justice" not simply as a more constructive alternative to law and order, but as a basis for recovering the health of our whole society through humane responses to crime. 235 pages — paper
Restorative Justice: Contemporary Themes and Practice Restorative justice is a different way of approaching crime. Retributive justice always asks first, how do we punish the offender? Restorative justice asks, how do we restore the well-being of the victim, the community and the offender? How do we repair the damage done? As a process, it offers victims, offenders and the community positive ways forward that help heal the trauma of crime and reduce re-offending. In this book, leading practitioners of restorative justice in New Zealand, where it is used by the entire juvenile justice system, write about their experience in order to promote restorative justice elsewhere. 168 pages — paper
Restorative Justice: Healing the Effects of Crime "Jim Consedine's book requires us to be creative, and to see things through God's eyes as brothers and sisters of one another. Each of us has the capacity to grow through the pain and distress crime creates. Broken though many may be by horrendous offenses against themselves or their loved ones, all are capable through God's healing grace of forgiveness and mercy. This is the only road that leads to reconciliation and peace. This very ancient yet desperately needed truth lies at the heart of this book and presents a challenge to us all. It is one we ignore at our peril." (Archbishop Desmond Tutu) 200 pages — paper
Radio commentaries by a journalist condemned to death row, still practicing his craft. Mumia's wide-ranging intellect & spirit show through magnificently in these 16 selections. Proceeds support Mumia's fight to save his life. CD $15.00 CD and Book $29.95
Death Blossoms A collection of spiritual reflections on contemporary U.S. society by a journalist-prisoner of conscience living on death row. 190 pages — paper
On A Move: The Story of Mumia Abu-Jamal Finally, a biography of the much-championed & much maligned death row journalist that will allow us to know just who Mumia really is. Absorbing and engaging, this book is very accessible to readers from high school on up. 215 pages — paper |