{"product_id":"beyond-innocence-the-life-sentence-of-darryl-hunt-9780802159380","title":"Beyond Innocence: The Life Sentence of Darryl Hunt","description":"\u003cb\u003eA deeply reported, gripping\u003cbr\u003enarrative of injustice, exoneration, and the lifelong impact of incarceration, \u003ci\u003eBeyond\u003cbr\u003eInnocence\u003c\/i\u003e is the poignant saga of one remarkable life that sheds\u003cbr\u003evitally important light on the failures of the American justice system at every\u003cbr\u003elevel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn June 1985, a young Black man in Winston-Salem, N.C.\u003cbr\u003enamed Darryl Hunt was falsely convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the\u003cbr\u003erape and murder of a white copyeditor at the local paper. Many in the community\u003cbr\u003ebelieved him innocent and crusaded for his release even as subsequent trials\u003cbr\u003eand appeals reinforced his sentence. Finally, in 2003, the tireless efforts of\u003cbr\u003ehis attorney combined with an award-winning series of articles by Phoebe\u003cbr\u003eZerwick in the \u003ci\u003eWinston-Salem Journal\u003c\/i\u003e led to the DNA evidence\u003cbr\u003ethat exonerated Hunt. Three years later, the acclaimed documentary, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003eTrials of Darryl Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e, made him known across the country and brought\u003cbr\u003ehis story to audiences around the world.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Hunt's story was far from\u003cbr\u003eover. As Zerwick poignantly reveals, it is singularly significant in the annals\u003cbr\u003eof the miscarriage of justice and for the legacy Hunt ultimately bequeathed.\u003cbr\u003ePart true crime drama, part chronicle of a life cut short by systemic racism, \u003ci\u003eBeyond\u003cbr\u003eInnocence\u003c\/i\u003e powerfully illuminates the sustained catastrophe faced by\u003cbr\u003ean innocent person in prison and the civil death nearly everyone who has been\u003cbr\u003eincarcerated experiences attempting to restart their lives. Freed after\u003cbr\u003enineteen years behind bars, Darryl Hunt became a national advocate for social\u003cbr\u003ejustice, and his case inspired lasting reforms, among them a law that allows\u003cbr\u003ethose on death row to appeal their sentence with evidence of racial bias. He\u003cbr\u003ewas a beacon of hope for so many--until he could no longer bear the burden of\u003cbr\u003ewhat he had endured and took his own life.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFluidly crafted by a master\u003cbr\u003ejournalist, \u003ci\u003eBeyond Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e makes an urgent moral call for\u003cbr\u003ean American reckoning with the legacies of racism in the criminal justice\u003cbr\u003esystem and the human toll of the carceral state.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhoebe Zerwick\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning investigative journalist, narrative writer, and college teacher. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWinston-Salem Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. Her work has been recognized by The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, Investigative Reporters and Editors, the Society of Professional Journalists, Columbia University, and the North Carolina Press Association and featured in the HBO documentary \u003ci\u003eThe Trials of Darryl Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the director of the journalism program at Wake Forest University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645915271442,"sku":"9780802159380","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_276b8bff-94e1-4c4f-ba10-7e7a73de96f6.jpg?v=1733164218","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beyond-innocence-the-life-sentence-of-darryl-hunt-9780802159380","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}