Un Sentenced For Life

Author : Jo Ann Schneider Farris
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781312939646

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Un - Sentenced For Life by Jo Ann Schneider Farris Pdf

"It's complicated." No, I'm complicated. Is there anyone like me? Is there anyone out there who is Jewish, who was attracted to the love of the Jesus Movement, who worked as a teacher in a Pentecostal Christian school, who lived in a Christian commune, who attended a deaf church, who served for years with Jews for Jesus as a volunteer and also a missionary, who spoke in hundreds of churches, who worked for Focus on the Family, who led a cause to expose the "wrongs" of Jews for Jesus, who also taught skating for years, who raised her children as secular Jews, who sought G-d in Orthodox Judaism, whose husband almost died in a horrible accident, who unschooled her children, and who became "sort of famous" because of her writing about figure skating? Perhaps Jonah and I also have something in common... I do hope that whoever reads my story will enjoy getting to know me and at the same time be entertained. Happy reading! JO ANN

Author : Kenneth G. Zysk
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2002-04-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789047403098

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Taking Life Imprisonment Seriously by Kenneth G. Zysk Pdf

Life imprisonment is a complex and drastic penal sanction. It gives the State the power to curtail the liberty of offenders for the rest of their lives. In many jurisdictions life imprisonment is the ultimate sanction for the most serious crimes. It is frequently touted as an alternative to the death penalty. At the same time, life imprisonment is often imposed as a preventive measure, where the offence alone does not justify using the ultimate sanction in the penal arsenal. The complexity of life imprisonment is frequently overlooked. Often it is assumed that it is not as drastic as it sounds, as it will not be enforced for the whole life of the offender. There may also be a reluctance to subject life imprisonment to close scrutiny, lest its perceived suitability as an alternative to the death penalty be undermined. This book tackles the complexity of life imprisonment head on by describing how various forms of it are imposed and implemented in the United States of America, in England and Wales and in Germany, as well as in the emerging international system of criminal justice. From this basis it examines the justifications advanced for life imprisonment and the modifications that have resulted in individual jurisdictions in response to criticisms of its imposition and implementation. At the same time, the book develops a more general critique of life imprisonment. It evaluates it against constitutional human rights standards that have been developed in many jurisdictions to judge the acceptability of punishment generally. It concludes that some current practices in both the imposition and implementation of life imprisonment clearly are fundamentally unacceptable, but that questions remain, even about carefully implemented life sentences imposed for the most serious crimes. The jurisprudential analysis provides the basis for a major re-evaluation of life imprisonment and raises doubts about the unquestioning acceptance of this ultimate penalty.

Author : Dirk van Zyl Smit
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780674989115

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Life Imprisonment by Dirk van Zyl Smit Pdf

Life imprisonment has replaced the death penalty as the most common sentence imposed for heinous crimes worldwide. Consequently, it has become the leading issue of international criminal justice reform. In the first survey of its kind, Dirk van Zyl Smit and Catherine Appleton argue for a human rights–based reappraisal of this harsh punishment.

Author : Jo Ann Schneider Farris
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2002-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780595249404

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Sentenced for Life by Jo Ann Schneider Farris Pdf

Sentenced for Life-A Story of an Entry and an Exit into the World of Fundamentalist Christianity and Jews for Jesus, is the story of how a talented woman, Jo Ann Schneider Farris, became involved with the control of organized religion. The author takes you on a journey into her life. You will learn about her childhood and her years as a competitive skater, her intense desire to please her skating coaches, teachers, and parents, and her longing to make friends outside of skating in a complex world. The reader travels with the author into the world of born-again Christianity, and learns about the unusual life this woman experienced there. You will get to peek inside her life in a Christian commune, and also see the inside of the Jews for Jesus ministry. You will cry with the author as you learn about the abuse and control she experienced in the Jews for Jesus organization, but also laugh as you see the fun she experienced through the deep sense of belonging that the group gave its members. This story does have a happy ending; the author shares the happiness and joy in her life today as she reflects on her past, and you will find her attitude on life today catching! Fascinating and fun reading!

Author : Cynthia J. Faryon
Publisher : Lorimer
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781552774335

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Real Justice: Sentenced to Life at Seventeen by Cynthia J. Faryon Pdf

David Milgaard was a troubled kid, and he got into lots of trouble. Unfortunately, that made it easy for the Saskatoon police to brand him as a murderer. At seventeen, David Milgaard was arrested, jailed, and convicted for the rape and murder of a young nursing assistant, Gail Miller. He was sent to adult prison for life. Throughout his twenty-three years in prison, David maintained that he was innocent and refused to admit to the crime, even though it meant he was never granted parole. Finally, through the incredible determination of his mother and new lawyers who believed in him, David was released and proven not guilty. Astonishingly, in hindsight the real murderer was obvious from the start. This is the true story of how bad decisions, tunnel vision, poor representation, and outright lying and coercion by those within the justice system caused a tragic miscarriage of justice. It also shows that wrongs can be righted and amends made. [Fry Reading Level - 4.3]

Author : Ian Manuel
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781984897985

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My Time Will Come by Ian Manuel Pdf

The inspiring story of activist and poet Ian Manuel, who at the age of fourteen was sentenced to life in prison. He survived eighteen years in solitary confinement—through his own determination and dedication to art—until he was freed as part of an incredible crusade by the Equal Justice Initiative. “Ian is magic. His story is difficult and heartbreaking, but he takes us places we need to go to understand why we must do better. He survives by relying on a poetic spirit, an unrelenting desire to succeed, to recover, and to love. Ian’s story says something hopeful about our future.” —Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy The United States is the only country in the world that sentences thirteen- and fourteen-year-old offenders, mostly youth of color, to life in prison without parole. In 1991, Ian Manuel, then fourteen, was sentenced to life without parole for a non-homicide crime. In a botched mugging attempt with some older boys, he shot a young white mother of two in the face. But as Bryan Stevenson, attorney and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, has insisted, none of us should be judged by only the worst thing we have ever done. Capturing the fullness of his humanity, here is Manuel’s powerful testimony of growing up homeless in a neighborhood riddled with poverty, gang violence, and drug abuse—and of his efforts to rise above his circumstances, only to find himself, partly through his own actions, imprisoned for two-thirds of his life, eighteen years of which were spent in solitary confinement. Here is the story of how he endured the savagery of the United States prison system, and how his victim, an extraordinary woman, forgave him and bravely advocated for his freedom, which was achieved by an Equal Justice Initiative push to address the barbarism of our judicial system and bring about “just mercy.” Full of unexpected twists and turns as it describes a struggle for redemption, My Time Will Come is a paean to the capacity of the human will to transcend adversity through determination and art—in Ian Manuel’s case, through his dedication to writing poetry.

Author : Gabrielle Kirk MacDonald,Olivia Q. Swaak-Goldman
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 730 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2000-03
Category : Law
ISBN : 9041111336

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Substantive and procedural aspects of international criminal law. 1. Commentary by Gabrielle Kirk MacDonald,Olivia Q. Swaak-Goldman Pdf

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Author : Dirk Van Zyl Smit,United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Law
ISBN : UCBK:C104873017

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Handbook of Basic Principles and Promising Practices on Alternatives to Imprisonment by Dirk Van Zyl Smit,United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Pdf

Introduces the reader to the basic principles central to understanding alternatives to imprisonment as well as descriptions of promising practices implemented throughout the world. This handbook offers information about alternatives to imprisonment at various stages of the criminal justice process.

Author : Victor Hugo
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781513294247

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The Last Day of a Condemned Man by Victor Hugo Pdf

The Last Day of a Condemned Man (1829) is a short novel by Victor Hugo. Having witnessed several executions by guillotine as a young man, Hugo devoted himself in his art and political life to opposing the death penalty in France. Praised by Dostoevsky as “absolutely the most real and truthful of everything that Hugo wrote,” The Last Day of a Condemned Man is a powerful story from an author who defined nineteenth century French literature. If you knew when and where you would die, how would you spend your final moments? For Hugo’s unnamed narrator, such an existential question is made reality. Sentenced to death for an unspecified crime, he reflects on his life as its last seconds wane in the shadows of a cramped prison cell. Recording his emotional state, observations, and conversations with a priest and fellow prisoner, the condemned man forces us to not only recognize his humanity, but question our own. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Victor Hugo’s The Last Day of a Condemned Man is a classic work of French literature reimagined for modern readers.

Author : Jr. Martin Luther King
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1548521949

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Letter from the Birmingham Jail by Jr. Martin Luther King Pdf

In "Letter from Birmingham Jail," Martin Luther King Jr. explains why blacks can no longer be victims of inequality.

Author : United Nations. General Assembly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Human rights
ISBN : OCLC:904283765

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights by United Nations. General Assembly Pdf

Author : United States Sentencing Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1988-10
Category : Sentences (Criminal procedure)
ISBN : MINN:31951D01984795V

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Guidelines Manual by United States Sentencing Commission Pdf

Author : Nigel Poor,Earlonne Woods
Publisher : Crown
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780593238882

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This Is Ear Hustle by Nigel Poor,Earlonne Woods Pdf

A “profound, sometimes hilarious, often heartbreaking” (The New York Times) view of prison life, as told by currently and formerly incarcerated people, from the co-creators and co-hosts of the Peabody- and Pulitzer-nominated podcast Ear Hustle “A must-read for fans of the legendary podcast and all those who seek to understand crime, punishment, and mass incarceration in America.”—Piper Kerman, author of Orange Is the New Black When Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods met, Nigel was a photography professor volunteering with the Prison University Project and Earlonne was serving thirty-one years to life at California’s San Quentin State Prison. Initially drawn to each other by their shared interest in storytelling, neither had podcast production experience when they decided to enter Radiotopia’s contest for new shows . . . and won. Using the prize for seed money, Nigel and Earlonne launched Ear Hustle, named after the prison term for “eavesdropping.” It was the first podcast created and produced entirely within prison and would go on to be heard millions of times worldwide, garner Peabody and Pulitzer award nominations, and help earn Earlonne his freedom when his sentence was commuted in 2018. In This Is Ear Hustle, Nigel and Earlonne share their own stories of how they came to San Quentin, how they created their phenomenally popular podcast amid extreme limitations, and what has kept them collaborating season after season. They present new stories, all with the same insight, balance, and rapport that distinguish the podcast. In an era when more than two million people are incarcerated across the United States—a number that grows by 600,000 annually—Nigel and Earlonne explore the full and often surprising realities of prison life. With characteristic candor and humor, their moving portrayals include unexpected moments of self-discovery, unlikely alliances, inspirational resilience, and ingenious work-arounds. One personal narrative at a time, framed by Nigel’s and Earlonne’s distinct perspectives, This Is Ear Hustle reveals the complexity of life for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people while illuminating the shared experiences of humanity that unite us all.

Author : Ha-Sang Yoo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Law
ISBN : IND:39000004655408

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Administering the UN City by Ha-Sang Yoo Pdf

Author : Michael H. Tonry,Richard S. Frase
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780195138610

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Sentencing and Sanctions in Western Countries by Michael H. Tonry,Richard S. Frase Pdf

After doing the soundtrack for the 2010 Scott Pilgrim video game, New York 8-bit geniuses Anamanaguchi dove headfirst into the recording of their second album. Three years (and many ideas, plans, and diversions) later, the 22-song Endless Fantasy finally saw the light of day in early 2013 on their own dream.hax label. All the time and effort put into recording the music paid off in the end, and the album is something of an 8-bit masterpiece. The band uses hacked Nintendo systems, Game Boys, and live instruments to make (mostly) instrumental music that is blindingly bright and insanely fun. They liken their music to teenaged nights listening to Weezer and playing video games, and they aren't far off. It also sounds a lot like what one would imagine for an Andrew W.K. video game soundtrack, full of energy and possessing an almost heavy metal power when the massed cartridges and guitars form into a tightly wound, ultra-powerful ball of sound. The songs are almost all as catchy as lice in a preschool, with the game consoles playing super hooky melodies and the instruments crashing along behind. Apart from a couple quiet transitional pieces of near-classical calm, there's not a single moment that isn't joyous fun as the band pushes down on the happiness throttle and never lets up -- sometimes sounding like the house band at the giddiest emo-pop (minus the emo) party ever, other times like they were doing the theme music for a super nerdy podcast (which isn't far off since they do that for The Nerdist). The occasional vocal interludes (three in all) show that they aren't a one-dimensional trick band; "Japan Air" bounces frantically like Puffy AmiYumi at +8, "Prom Night" sounds almost like it could be a club hit as the beat pounds along and Bianca Raquel's pleading vocals come across like a cartoon Katy Perry. As impressive as their hacking skills may be, the group's true strength is that if you stripped away the bits and chips, the songs underneath are strong enough to stand on their own. The beauty is that you don't have to strip away anything, because everything happens on Endless Fantasy all the time! It's a one-stop shop for all the goofy sounds, frenetic energy, and fast-paced fun one music fan can handle. Anamanaguchi may not have invented chiptune or 8-bit music, but they've pretty much perfected it. ~ Tim Sendra