With so many countries around the world having abandoned the death penalty there is still a fascination about the process in the USA. Even more so when the prisoner convicted and sentenced to death is not the person who actually committed the murder.
This is the story of Richard Glossip - sentenced to death, although he hasn't killed anybody. He is deemed to have coerced the murderer (who, by the way was not sentenced to death) though the evidence for this is sketchy to say the least.
Almost two decades on he remains on death row - he's had his final meal three times now and received a last minute reprieve each time. Bizarrely though these have mostly been due to governance about the drugs used rather than his innocence.
British journalist Ian Woods paints an honest account of the man and the crime and the unlikely friendship that grows between him and the accused.
Whether you agree with the death penalty or not this is a thought provoking account of a legal system which seems, frankly, absurd. It's impossible to imagine how someone like Richard Glossip might feel but the book provides a fascinating insight into his world.
This is the story of Richard Glossip - sentenced to death, although he hasn't killed anybody. He is deemed to have coerced the murderer (who, by the way was not sentenced to death) though the evidence for this is sketchy to say the least.
Almost two decades on he remains on death row - he's had his final meal three times now and received a last minute reprieve each time. Bizarrely though these have mostly been due to governance about the drugs used rather than his innocence.
British journalist Ian Woods paints an honest account of the man and the crime and the unlikely friendship that grows between him and the accused.
Whether you agree with the death penalty or not this is a thought provoking account of a legal system which seems, frankly, absurd. It's impossible to imagine how someone like Richard Glossip might feel but the book provides a fascinating insight into his world.