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Title: Death at Midnight: The Confession of an Executioner by Donald A. Cabana ISBN: 1-55553-356-6 Publisher: Northeastern University Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (14 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A good book but...
Comment: The title of this book is a little misleading. I would not call it the confession, but rather biography of Donald Cabana who worked in the prison system for a number of years and, as warden, oversaw the execution of two people.
The book is very well written, easy to understand and is, in my opinion, quite humble. Donald Cabana had a remarkable and varied career. His feelings about capital punishment, especially after personally overseeing executions, are interesting to read about. There are not too many books from this unique point of view.
If you're looking for detail on the death penalty process or execution technology then there are better books to read. If you are looking for an interesting biography with some insights into relationships between prison staff and inmates, then this is the perfect book.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Biography Worth Reading
Comment: Mr. Cabana does seem to confess in this book. It lacks the polish of a novel which just enforces the fact that it is a personal history and not a story.
Although from the title you expect a heavy concentration toward his involvement in the execution process what you actually get are anecdotes and daily observations as he moved through the administrative ranks as a Mississippi prison official.
Don't let that stop you from reading this though, throughout, you can feel the underlying dread that leads you to the death of his prisoner and friend Connie Rae Evans. His description of Evans final days is almost heartbreaking. I can only imagine that he didn't go into greater detail regarding these days because he couldn't.
Read this book if you want to see how a man can change his entire view based on the experiences of a life as a prison administrator. Many prison officials faced with the execution of their charges become opposed to capital punishment, here we meet a man with the courage to tell us about his conversion.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book
Comment: This was a great book. It was very easy to read and will keep your interest. Dr. Cabana is an expert on this subject and is able to give the reader an idea of what it is like to be responsible for executing those on death row. This book ties in Dr. Cabana's experience in corrections and how being an executioner had a lasting impact on him. The story is sureal and one that the reader will not forget. I highly recommend this book to anyone!
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Title: The Innocents by Taryn Simon, Peter Neufeld, Barry Scheck ISBN: 1884167187 Publisher: Umbrage Editions Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Prison Madness : The Mental Health Crisis Behind Bars and What We Must Do About It by Terry Kupers ISBN: 0787943614 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 22 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $27.00 |
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Title: The Hot House : Life Inside Leavenworth Prison by PETE EARLEY ISBN: 0553560239 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 February, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Within These Walls: Memoirs of a Death House Chaplain by Carroll Pickett, Carlton Stowers ISBN: 0312287178 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Jail: Managing the Underclass in American Society by John Irwin ISBN: 0520060326 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1987 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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