Examines the post-incarceration struggles of individuals who have been wrongly convicted of capital crimes, sentenced to death, and subsequently exonerated. Drawing upon research on trauma, recovery, coping, and stigma, the authors weave a nuanced fabric of grief, loss, resilience, hope, despair, and meaning to provide the richest account to date of the struggles faced by people striving to reclaim their lives in contemporary American society.

Contents

List of Tables and Figures
Preface

Part One
1 Living the Aftermath of a Wrongful Conviction
2 Researching the Innocent
3 Introducing Exonerees

Part Two
4 Facing Practical Problems
5 Managing Grief and Loss
6 Rebuilding Relationships
7 Negotiating Emotional Terrain

Part Three
8 Confronting Life on Death Row
9 Coping with Life after Death Row
10 Reclaiming Innocence

Part 4
11 Searching for Reintegration and Restoration
12 Moving Forward

Epilogue
Notes
References
Index

Saundra D. Westervelt and Kimberly J. Cook