{"product_id":"beyond-innocence-9780802159380","title":"Beyond Innocence","description":"\u003cb\u003eA deeply reported, gripping\nnarrative of injustice, exoneration, and the lifelong impact of incarceration, \u003ci\u003eBeyond\nInnocence\u003c\/i\u003e is the poignant saga of one remarkable life that sheds\nvitally important light on the failures of the American justice system at every\nlevel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn June 1985, a young Black man in Winston-Salem, N.C.\nnamed Darryl Hunt was falsely convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the\nrape and murder of a white copyeditor at the local paper. Many in the community\nbelieved him innocent and crusaded for his release even as subsequent trials\nand appeals reinforced his sentence. Finally, in 2003, the tireless efforts of\nhis attorney combined with an award-winning series of articles by Phoebe\nZerwick in the \u003ci\u003eWinston-Salem Journal\u003c\/i\u003e led to the DNA evidence\nthat exonerated Hunt. Three years later, the acclaimed documentary, \u003ci\u003eThe\nTrials of Darryl Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e, made him known across the country and brought\nhis story to audiences around the world.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Hunt’s story was far from\nover. As Zerwick poignantly reveals, it is singularly significant in the annals\nof the miscarriage of justice and for the legacy Hunt ultimately bequeathed.\nPart true crime drama, part chronicle of a life cut short by systemic racism, \u003ci\u003eBeyond\nInnocence\u003c\/i\u003e powerfully illuminates the sustained catastrophe faced by\nan innocent person in prison and the civil death nearly everyone who has been\nincarcerated experiences attempting to restart their lives. Freed after\nnineteen years behind bars, Darryl Hunt became a national advocate for social\njustice, and his case inspired lasting reforms, among them a law that allows\nthose on death row to appeal their sentence with evidence of racial bias. He\nwas a beacon of hope for so many—until he could no longer bear the burden of\nwhat he had endured and took his own life.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFluidly crafted by a master\njournalist, \u003ci\u003eBeyond Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e makes an urgent moral call for\nan American reckoning with the legacies of racism in the criminal justice\nsystem and the human toll of the carceral state.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n","brand":"Phoebe Zerwick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959840084086,"sku":"9780802159380","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_780ca512-c04f-4151-9167-605db6b41816.jpg?v=1777483656","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/beyond-innocence-9780802159380","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}