Book Talk: Prison journalist John J. Lennon calls in from Sing Sing to discuss his new book, “The Tragedy of True Crime: Four Guilty Men and the Stories That Define Us,” with Professor Steve Zeidman.
New York prison journalist John J. Lennon’s book, “The Tragedy of True Crime,” is a first-person journalistic account that tells the stories of four men who have killed—three of whom are currently represented by CUNY Defenders Clinic’s Second Look Project. With vivid, intimate accounts of life on the inside that cut through the sensationalism and reveal the humanity beyond the headlines, Lennon makes a forceful case for second looks. The first book of its kind, The Tragedy of True Crime poses fundamental questions about the stories we tell about crime and punishment—and who gets to tell them. What essential truth is lost when we don’t consider all that comes before an act of unthinkable violence? And what happens after the cell gate locks?
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