The Real Death Penalty: Capital Punishment in America
Sponsored by the College of Arts& Sciences and the Departments of Anthropology, English, History, Political Science & Criminal Justice, Sociology & Social Work, and Theater & Dance
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The Empirical Realities of Capital Punishment: Does It Work?  Is it Good Policy?
Dr. Matthew Robinson (Appalachian State)
Wednesday, February 13^th, 7pm (Belk Library and Information Commons, Room 114)

·         FILM: The Thin Blue Line (true story of wrongful conviction in Texas)
Friday, February 15^th, 6:30 pm (Belk Library and Information Commons, Room 114)
http://www.errolmorris.com/film/tbl.html

·         FILM: The Trials of Darryl Hunt (true story of wrongful conviction in Winston Salem, NC)
Tuesday, February 19^th, 7pm (Belk Library and Information Commons, Room 114) http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/darrylhunt/

Never Truly Free: Bringing Voice to the Reality of Wrongful Convictions
Mr. Darryl Hunt (Winston Salem, NC), Professor Theresa Newman (Duke Law School), and Dr. Barbara Zaitzow (Appalachian State)
Thursday, February 21^st, 7pm (Belk Library and Information Commons, Room 114)

·         FILM: Deadline (true story of Illinois Governor Ryan who commuted all death sentences in state)
Friday, February 22^nd, 6:30 pm (Belk Library and Information Commons, Room 114)
http://www.deadlinethemovie.com/

The Human Costs of Homicide and Capital Punishment: Families of Victims and Offenders
Dr. Margaret Vandiver (University of Memphis)
Monday, February 25^th, 7pm (Belk Library and Information Commons, Room 114)

My Story: A Death Row Exoneree Speaks (one of the real individuals from the play below)
Mr. Delbert Tibbs (Chicago, IL)
Tuesday, February 26^th, 2pm (Table Rock Room, Student Union)

Life After Death Row: Recovering from a Wrongful Capital Conviction
Dr. Kimberly Cook (UNC Wilmington) and Dr. Saundra Westervelt (UNC Greensboro)
Wednesday, February 27^th, 2:15 pm (Belk Library and Information Commons, Room 114)

·        FILM: After Innocence  (true story of seven people freed from death row)
Friday, February 29^th, 6:30 pm (Belk Library and Information Commons, Room 114)
http://www.afterinnocence.com

 “The Exonerated” (a play)
March 4^th-8^th, 8 pm (IG Greer Studio)
http://www.theatre.appstate.edu/performances/season.html