Tested: How Twelve Wrongly Imprisoned Men Held Onto Hope - Hardcover

Peyton Budd; Dorothy Budd

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1934812773 ISBN 13: 9781934812778

Publisher: Brown Books, 2010

Synopsis

Across the country, DNA testing is revealing the innocence of wrongfully convicted and imprisoned people. Dallas leads the nation in these exonerations. TESTED: How Twelve Wrongly Imprisoned Men Held Onto Hope dramatically reveals how these men kept their hope, their faith, and their sanity. As authors Peyton Budd and Dorothy Budd interviewed these men, they discovered the secrets of what sustained them behind bars. These innocent men illuminate both the failures of the justice system and the resilience of the human spirit. Their surprising stories teach us that no matter how we are tested in our lives, it is never wrong to have hope.

About this title

About the Author:

Peyton Budd: Her combined interests in psychology, writing, and criminal justice led Peyton Budd to the creation of TESTED. Selected for the University of Virginia's Young Writers Workshop and for an international studies exchange program in Switzerland, she has published poetry in Vibrato, an award-winning literary magazine. Peyton continues her studies at Colorado College where she focuses on writing, literature, psychology, and Arabic. Dorothy Budd: A former child sex crimes prosecutor for the Dallas County District Attorney's office, Dorothy Budd has worked as a DA in the Juvenile Division, trying juvenile, domestic violence, and child welfare cases until becoming a felony prosecutor in the Crimes Against Children Division. Reverend Budd also holds a Masters in Divinity from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. She now serves as an Episcopal deacon at The Church of the Incarnation in Dallas.

Review:

''Their stories are bursting with hope and grace. Their lives inspire us to seek justice for all.'' --Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck, Co-Directors, Innocence Project

About this edition

• Publisher: Brown Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1934812773
• ISBN 13: 9781934812778
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160