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| vii Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Lives on the Line: From Capital Punishment 1 to Life without Parole Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., and Austin Sarat Part I: Life without Parole in Context 1 Mandatory Life and the Death of Equitable Discretion 25 Josh Bowers 2 Death-in-Prison Sentences: Overutilized and Underscrutinized 66 Jessica S. Henry 3 Creating the Permanent Prisoner 96 Sharon Dolovich 4 Life without Parole under Modern Theories of Punishment 138 Paul H. Robinson Part II: Prospects for Reform 5 Defending Life 167 I. Bennett Capers 6 Life without Parole and the Hope for Real Sentencing Reform 190 Rachel E. Barkow 7 No Way Out? Life Sentences and the Politics of Penal Reform 227 Marie Gottschalk 8 Dignity and Risk: The Long Road from Graham v. Florida 282 to Abolition of Life without Parole Jonathan Simon About the Contributors 311 Index 313 This page intentionally left blank ...

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