{"product_id":"right-here-right-now-9781478011972","title":"Right Here Right Now","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRight Here, Right Now collects the powerful first-person stories of dozens of men who are living on death row in the United States, offering a glimpse into the lives of some of the most marginalized people in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Everyone must read this book. To read the compelling stories in these pages is to feel the birth pangs of the fundamental changes that must come. These voices bear witness that criminal justice in America has become a nation's crime unto itself.  We must measure our national stature and moral standing not by stock markets or church steeples but by the grace and humanity of the institutions that rebuild broken lives. \u003ci\u003eRight Here, Right Now\u003c\/i\u003e is the place to start.\" -- Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival and author of * The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement *\u003cbr\u003e“Revelatory. Having spent twenty-five years advocating for comprehensive criminal justice reform and having spent time with many innocent people in maximum security prisons, I have often found more decency and compassion amongst the people inside the prison walls than without. These first-person stories serve to remind us of the humanity and common decency that we as a society all too often push aside in our rush to judgment and punishment.” -- Jason Flom, host of the podcast * Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom *\u003cbr\u003e\"This powerful collection contains true stories from the dozens of men living on death row across the country. Some remembrances stretch back to childhood experiences of poverty and police misconduct, while other accounts pertain to life  inside the carceral system, as the writers fight to hold on to their connections to the outside world. The events of 2020 underscored systematic inequality and the injustices of the justice system; here, these firsthand accounts form a moving, personal call to action.\" -- Sarah Edwards * IndyWeek *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eRight Here, Right Now\u003c\/i\u003e contains moving, first-person, anonymous accounts of men living on death row. . . . With the common refrain of death row being reserved for the worst of America’s criminals, \u003ci\u003eRight Here, Right Now \u003c\/i\u003eprovokes uncomfortable questions about a judicial system that disproportionately incarcerates those who are 'descendants of enslaved peoples and other people of color, the vast majority poor, and too many mentally ill,' as articulated by acclaimed death row attorney Henderson Hill in the book’s foreword.\" -- Thomasi McDonald * Indy Week *\u003cbr\u003e\"What is the worst thing you ever did? What drove you to do it? What would your life be like if you were defined only by that one thing? Those are some of the questions that came to mind as I read \u003ci\u003eRight Here, Right Now: Life Stories from America’s Death Row\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of powerful and often wrenching first-person stories of more than 100 men sentenced to death. It’s an emotionally difficult read, but it’s more than worth the investment of time and heart.\" -- Steven Petrow * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eRight Here, Right Now\u003c\/i\u003e is much more than a death penalty critique. At its heart, the book is about the challenge that has always faced us humans: to see the beauty, dignity, and value in every single person, and to create a society around that. What would it mean to live in a culture that looks at convicted murderers and determinedly sees the humanity there? What would it take to become a society that genuinely serves the least among us before celebrating the achievers?\" -- Amanda Abrams * Plough *\u003cbr\u003e\"Poignant. . . . This volume packs a punch and gives a voice to those whose stories need to be fully heard. Libraries, especially those seeking to expand collections related to criminal justice and the politics surrounding issues of race and class, should purchase this title.\" -- Mattie Cook * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“While there are different authors voicing their tales throughout, [\u003ci\u003eRight Here, Right Now\u003c\/i\u003e] reads as one strong voice. . . . This piece furthers our understanding of not only experiences when sentenced to death, but also the tenacity that a human can hold to still be able to grow, learn, and think deeply despite the conditions that they are living under.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- AM Purdy * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword \/ Henderson Hill  ix\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments  xv\u003cbr\u003e Introduction  1\u003cbr\u003e About the Stories  9\u003cbr\u003e I. The Part That Was Innocent (Early Childhood, Birth to Five Years Old)\u003cbr\u003e 1. Playing Solitary  17\u003cbr\u003e 2. Grandma Shot Bob  18\u003cbr\u003e 3. Ajar  19\u003cbr\u003e 4. Now Questions Asked  21\u003cbr\u003e 5. Downpour  22\u003cbr\u003e 6. Nigger Lover  24\u003cbr\u003e 7. Shelf Life  25\u003cbr\u003e 8. Not the Worst Fate  27\u003cbr\u003e 9. Car Ride  30\u003cbr\u003e 10. Momma's Boy  32\u003cbr\u003e 11. Good Habits  34\u003cbr\u003e II. Boot Camp (Elementary School, Six to Ten Years Old)\u003cbr\u003e 12. It Was Reefer  39\u003cbr\u003e 13. Blistered  41\u003cbr\u003e 14. Ode to a Pretty Girl  43\u003cbr\u003e 15. U-Turn  45\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Monster  46\u003cbr\u003e 17. Don't Bring a Gun to a Knife Fight  47\u003cbr\u003e 18. Red, Half-White, and Blue  49\u003cbr\u003e 19. Badge of Honor  51\u003cbr\u003e 20. Boot Camp  52\u003cbr\u003e 21. Lesson Learned  54\u003cbr\u003e 22. Better Off Dead  56\u003cbr\u003e 23. Shake It Off  58\u003cbr\u003e III. The Drama Was Live (Middle School, Eleven to Thirteen Years Old)\u003cbr\u003e 24. You Can Be Anything  63\u003cbr\u003e 25. Bootleg  65\u003cbr\u003e 26. Luxury  67\u003cbr\u003e 27. Cop  68\u003cbr\u003e 28. Man of the House  69\u003cbr\u003e 29. Trance  71\u003cbr\u003e 30. Tar Pit  73\u003cbr\u003e 31. Point Blank  75\u003cbr\u003e 32. Role Model  77\u003cbr\u003e 33. Elliot MF Jones  79\u003cbr\u003e 34. Suspension of Disbelief  81\u003cbr\u003e IV. From Bad to Worse (Fourteen Years Old to Arrest)\u003cbr\u003e 35. A Wrap  85\u003cbr\u003e 36. JD  86\u003cbr\u003e 37. When We Were Young  88\u003cbr\u003e 38. Stinging Bee  90\u003cbr\u003e 39. Hands On  92\u003cbr\u003e 40. On My Own  94\u003cbr\u003e 41. Ain't Got No Name  96\u003cbr\u003e 42. Slap in the Face  98\u003cbr\u003e 43. Doing My Job  100\u003cbr\u003e 44. White Devil  102\u003cbr\u003e 45. Voices in the Dark  103\u003cbr\u003e 46. Finally  105\u003cbr\u003e 47. Crossing Over  107\u003cbr\u003e V. Given the Circumstances\u003cbr\u003e 48. A Kind of Peace  113\u003cbr\u003e 49. Seeing the Light  116\u003cbr\u003e 50. Boy  119\u003cbr\u003e 51. The Quiet Room  122\u003cbr\u003e 52. Helpless  124\u003cbr\u003e 53. Just Like a Frog  127\u003cbr\u003e 54. The Source  129\u003cbr\u003e 55. I Heard You  131\u003cbr\u003e 56. Mercy on My Soul  133\u003cbr\u003e 57. Butterflies  135\u003cbr\u003e 58. After the Storm  137\u003cbr\u003e VI. Worst of the Worst (Entering Death Row and Solitary)\u003cbr\u003e 59. What You Got?  141\u003cbr\u003e 60. Worst of the Worst  142\u003cbr\u003e 61. Nursing Home  144\u003cbr\u003e 62. Combat Readiness  143\u003cbr\u003e 63. The Hole  148\u003cbr\u003e 64. Peanut  150\u003cbr\u003e 65. Motel 6  152\u003cbr\u003e 66. All These Guys  155\u003cbr\u003e 67. Word is Bond  157\u003cbr\u003e VII. You Are Not Here to Be Rehabilitated\u003cbr\u003e 68. The Raw  163\u003cbr\u003e 69. Firstborn  165\u003cbr\u003e 70. Valentine's Day  166\u003cbr\u003e 71. Time Lost  169\u003cbr\u003e 72. Hugs  171\u003cbr\u003e 73. I Knew What Was Coming  173\u003cbr\u003e 74. The Real Question  175\u003cbr\u003e 75. For My Heart Only  177\u003cbr\u003e 76. Guilty by Association  179\u003cbr\u003e 77. Pumping Iron  181\u003cbr\u003e 78. I Became Him  183\u003cbr\u003e 79. Definitely Christmas  185\u003cbr\u003e 80. Sidekick for Life  187\u003cbr\u003e 81. The Huggy Boys  190\u003cbr\u003e 82. Cellar Dwellers  192\u003cbr\u003e 83. Your Neighbor  195\u003cbr\u003e 84. Beyond the Wall  198\u003cbr\u003e 85. Ten Cents a Minute  201\u003cbr\u003e 86. You Can Do It  204\u003cbr\u003e 87. The Kind that Never Go Away  206\u003cbr\u003e 88. Making It Home  208\u003cbr\u003e 89. Someone Was Going to Die  211\u003cbr\u003e 90. Sugar Rush  214\u003cbr\u003e VIII. Every Day's Worth Celebrating (Facing Execution)\u003cbr\u003e 91. Deal the Cards  219\u003cbr\u003e 92. Weighing the Cost  221\u003cbr\u003e 93. The Envelope  223\u003cbr\u003e 94. Final Hours  226\u003cbr\u003e 95. Cruel and Unusual  228\u003cbr\u003e 96. Black and Mild  229\u003cbr\u003e 97. Something Wasn't Right  231\u003cbr\u003e 98. Holy Week  234\u003cbr\u003e 99. Dawn  235\u003cbr\u003e Afterword \/ Timothy B. Tyson  237\u003cbr\u003e Resources for Deeper Connection  249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408992379223,"sku":"9781478011972","price":66.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781478011972.jpg?v=1730505001","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/right-here-right-now-9781478011972","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}