Living on Death Row: The Psychology of Waiting to Die
- ISBN-10
- 1433829002
- ISBN-13
- 9781433829000
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 408
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Authors
- James R. Acker, Hans Toch, Vincent Martin Bonventre
Description
This book synthesizes scholarly reflections with personal accounts from prison administrators and inmates to show the harsh reality of life on death row.
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