Too flawed to fix : the Illinois death penalty experience / Peace Productions presents ; produced and directed by John Lyons, Jackie Rivet-River.

Explores and exposes the irreparable flaws in the criminal justice system that have wrongfully convicted 13 people in Illinois. This documentary tells the stories of the injustices at the heart of capital punishment in Illinois. Includes interviews with exonerated death-row inmates, lawyers, politic...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Peace Productions
Other Authors: Lyons, John
Rivet-River, Jackie
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Published: [Chicago, Ill.] : Peace Productions, [2003?]
Subjects:
Capital punishment > Illinois.
Capital punishment > Illinois > Case studies.
Discrimination in capital punishment > Illinois.
Judicial error > Illinois.
Feature films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Case studies.
Feature films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 + 1 study guide (9 pages)
Variant Title:
Illinois death penalty experience.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Explores and exposes the irreparable flaws in the criminal justice system that have wrongfully convicted 13 people in Illinois. This documentary tells the stories of the injustices at the heart of capital punishment in Illinois. Includes interviews with exonerated death-row inmates, lawyers, politicians, activists, politicians and family members of some wrongfully-executed prisoners.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.
Special feature: 15 minute lobbying version.
Accompaning study guide includes discussion questions, additional resources, and list of interviewees.
Videorecording.
Call Number:HV8698 .T66 2003 VideoDVD
Credits:Director of photography and editor, David Moravec ; camera, Andrew J. Ryann ... [et al.] ; music, Tom Yore.
System Details:DVD-R; Dolby digital 2.0.
Participant or Performer:
With: Charles Hoffman, George Ryan, Perry Cobb, Steve Smith, Lawrence C. Marshall, Gary Gauger, Rob Warden, Aviva Futorian, Moses W. Harrison II, Paul Simon.