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Cutting life short: a second look at life sentences

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dc.contributor.authorFetsco, Daniel, author
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Wyoming Press, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-24T17:55:45Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstractCutting Life Short examines the expansion of life sentencing in America through individual case studies of Wyoming inmates exploring themes of punishment, redemption, and justice reform while examining prosecutorial misconduct, 3-strike penalties, and restorative justice programs.--Provided by publisher.
dc.description.tableofcontentsDealing with Life -- The Misunderstood Power of Executive Clemency -- Profiles in Political Courage -- Pleading for Life -- A Pound of Flesh -- Roads to Forgiveness -- Mercy as a Virtue -- The Power of Restorative Justice -- Consequences of Three Strikes -- Transformative Education and Recommendations -- Epilogue: Action and Change.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/245039
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofUniversity of Wyoming Press
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dc.rights.accessAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University, and Western Colorado University members only.
dc.subjectImprisonment -- Wyoming
dc.subjectLife imprisonment -- Wyoming
dc.subjectSentences (Criminal procedure) -- Wyoming
dc.subjectPrisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Wyoming
dc.subjectProsecutorial misconduct -- Wyoming
dc.subjectClemency -- Wyoming
dc.subjectCriminal justice, Administration of -- Wyoming
dc.subjectCriminal justice, Administration of -- United States
dc.titleCutting life short: a second look at life sentences
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