Beyond Repair?

"Beyond Repair contains a series of fascinating essays by an all-star cast of death penalty researchers and ardent abolitionists. . . . [It] is an important addition to the literature on the new abolitionism . . . showing just how seriously broken the machinery of the death penalty system actually is." - Austin Sarat , Justice System Journal

"The essays are well-written at a level that undergraduate students should find it accessible but are also challenging enough to fit well in a graduate-level course. Although the literature discussing the death penalty is vast, this volume is a useful addition to the discussion."

- Jack E. Call , Law and Politics Book Review

“Important and timely, Beyond Repair? presents disturbing findings about the legal system’s inability to administer the death penalty fairly. Especially noteworthy for the new empirical data it brings to bear, this book presents a necessary—and unsettling—look at capital punishment in America today.” - Nadine Strossen, President, American Civil Liberties Union and Professor of Law, New York Law School

“In these essays some of our most knowledgeable students of capital punishment take a hard, no-nonsense look at how it actually operates and what drives America’s passionate refusal either to come to peace with the death penalty or give it up. Vital reading for whoever would understand why it can function only fitfully, peevishly, and perversely.” - Anthony G. Amsterdam, New York University School of Law

“This collection is an indispensable guide to the new learning on the death penalty, and to the reasons why capital punishment has suddenly become one of the nation's most pressing issues of public policy and debate.” - James S. Liebman, Columbia Law School