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Beyond innocence : the life sentence of Darryl Hunt : a true story of race, wrongful conviction, and an American reckoning still to come / Phoebe Zerwick.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2022Edition: First edition; First Grove Atlantic hardcover editionDescription: xviii, 330 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780802159373
  • 0802159370
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Contents:
The first lie -- The Blues Brothers -- Darker than blue -- She trusted the police -- A decent life -- A high-stakes game -- We were not absolutely sure -- A chamber of horrors -- What in the fuck is going on? -- Larry, I can't do it -- Life's blood ran in the grass -- We will not give up -- In this life or another -- A closer look -- Without bitterness -- Time for me to speak -- A public face -- The golden egg -- Back in the swamp -- I worried people.
Summary: "In June 1985, a young Black man in Winston-Salem, NC, named Darryl Hunt was falsely convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of a white copyeditor at the local paper. Many in the community believed him innocent and crusaded endlessly for his release even as a subsequent trial and appeals reinforced his sentence. Finally, in 2003, the tireless efforts of his attorney combined with an award-winning series of articles by Phoebe Zerwick in the Winston-Salem Journal led to the DNA evidence that exonerated Hunt. Three years later, the acclaimed documentary, The Trials of Darryl Hunt, made him known across the country and brought his story to audiences around the world. But Hunt's story was far from over. As Zerwick poignantly reveals, it is singularly significant in the annals of the miscarriage of justice. Part true crime drama, part chronicle of a remarkable life cut short by systemic prejudice, Beyond Innocence powerfully illuminates the sustained catastrophe faced by an innocent person in prison and the civil death nearly everyone who has been incarcerated experiences attempting to restart their lives. Freed after nineteen years behind bars, Darryl Hunt became a national advocate for justice and a beacon of hope for so many--until he could bear the burden no longer and took his own life. Fluidly crafted by a master journalist, Beyond Innocence makes an urgent moral call for an American reckoning with the legacies of racism in the criminal legal system and the human toll of the carceral state"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A deeply reported, grippingnarrative of injustice, exoneration, and the lifelong impact of incarceration, BeyondInnocence is the poignant saga of one remarkable life that shedsvitally important light on the failures of the American justice system at everylevel In June 1985, a young Black man in Winston-Salem, N.C.named Darryl Hunt was falsely convicted and sentenced to life in prison for therape and murder of a white copyeditor at the local paper. Many in the communitybelieved him innocent and crusaded for his release even as subsequent trialsand appeals reinforced his sentence. Finally, in 2003, the tireless efforts ofhis attorney combined with an award-winning series of articles by PhoebeZerwick in the Winston-Salem Journal led to the DNA evidencethat exonerated Hunt. Three years later, the acclaimed documentary, TheTrials of Darryl Hunt , made him known across the country and broughthis story to audiences around the world.But Hunt's story was far fromover. As Zerwick poignantly reveals, it is singularly significant in the annalsof the miscarriage of justice and for the legacy Hunt ultimately bequeathed.Part true crime drama, part chronicle of a life cut short by systemic racism, BeyondInnocence powerfully illuminates the sustained catastrophe faced byan innocent person in prison and the civil death nearly everyone who has beenincarcerated experiences attempting to restart their lives. Freed afternineteen years behind bars, Darryl Hunt became a national advocate for socialjustice, and his case inspired lasting reforms, among them a law that allowsthose on death row to appeal their sentence with evidence of racial bias. Hewas a beacon of hope for so many--until he could no longer bear the burden ofwhat he had endured and took his own life.Fluidly crafted by a masterjournalist, Beyond Innocence makes an urgent moral call foran American reckoning with the legacies of racism in the criminal justicesystem and the human toll of the carceral state.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The first lie -- The Blues Brothers -- Darker than blue -- She trusted the police -- A decent life -- A high-stakes game -- We were not absolutely sure -- A chamber of horrors -- What in the fuck is going on? -- Larry, I can't do it -- Life's blood ran in the grass -- We will not give up -- In this life or another -- A closer look -- Without bitterness -- Time for me to speak -- A public face -- The golden egg -- Back in the swamp -- I worried people.

"In June 1985, a young Black man in Winston-Salem, NC, named Darryl Hunt was falsely convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of a white copyeditor at the local paper. Many in the community believed him innocent and crusaded endlessly for his release even as a subsequent trial and appeals reinforced his sentence. Finally, in 2003, the tireless efforts of his attorney combined with an award-winning series of articles by Phoebe Zerwick in the Winston-Salem Journal led to the DNA evidence that exonerated Hunt. Three years later, the acclaimed documentary, The Trials of Darryl Hunt, made him known across the country and brought his story to audiences around the world. But Hunt's story was far from over. As Zerwick poignantly reveals, it is singularly significant in the annals of the miscarriage of justice. Part true crime drama, part chronicle of a remarkable life cut short by systemic prejudice, Beyond Innocence powerfully illuminates the sustained catastrophe faced by an innocent person in prison and the civil death nearly everyone who has been incarcerated experiences attempting to restart their lives. Freed after nineteen years behind bars, Darryl Hunt became a national advocate for justice and a beacon of hope for so many--until he could bear the burden no longer and took his own life. Fluidly crafted by a master journalist, Beyond Innocence makes an urgent moral call for an American reckoning with the legacies of racism in the criminal legal system and the human toll of the carceral state"-- Provided by publisher.

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