How do attorneys who represent clients facing the death penalty
cope with the stress and trauma of their work? Through
conversations with twenty of the most experienced and dedicated
post-conviction capital defenders in the United States, "Fighting
for Their Lives" explores this emotional territory for the first
time. What it is like for these capital defenders in their last
visits or phone calls with clients who are about to be taken to the
execution chamber? Or the next mornings, in their lives with their
families, in their dreams and flashbacks and moments alone in the
car? What is it like to do this work year after year? (These
attorneys had, on average, spent nineteen years doing capital
defense.)
Through vivid interviews amplified by the author's responses and
commentary, these attorneys reveal aspects of their internal
experience that they have never talked about until now. How do
capital defenders manage the weight of the responsibility they
carry? To what extent do they experience symptoms of trauma in the
aftermath of losing a client to execution or as a result of the
cumulative effects of engaging in capital defense work? What
motivates them, and what do they draw upon, in order to keep
engaging in such emotionally demanding work? Have they considered
practicing other types of law? What can we learn from capital
defenders not only about the deep and long-term effects of the
death penalty but also about broader human questions of hope,
effectiveness, success, failure, strength, fragility, and
perseverance?
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