Background
Dicks, Shirley Jean was born on July 15, 1940 in Concord, New Hampshire, United States.
(Editor Shirley Dicks's son Jeff was involved in a robbery...)
Editor Shirley Dicks's son Jeff was involved in a robbery attempt that resulted in the death of a storekeeper. A bungled defense led to his conviction for murder; he has been on death row since 1979. Dicks has become bitterly aware that justice in America is dealt out not blindly, but selectively. "People have been sentenced to death not because they have been found to be uncontrollably violent but because they were hopelessly poor. . . .They are the losers in an arbitrary lottery. You won't find a wealthy person on death row. A system like this does not enhance respect for human life; it cheapens and degrades it." Congregation of the Condemned features writings by inmates, members of victims' families, legal and medical experts, religious and political figures, actors, and journalists, as well as opinions from such organizations as the ACLU and the NAACP. Contributors include Senator Edward Kennedy, Mike Farrell, Mario Cuomo, Hugo Bedau, Tom Wicker, Peter Gabriel, Watt Espy, Coretta Scott King, and many others.
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Dicks, Shirley Jean was born on July 15, 1940 in Concord, New Hampshire, United States.
Graduated from the high school, Concord.
President, Tennessee Friends Outside, Murfreesboro, since 1988. Guest talk shows including Cable News Network, Jerry Springer.
(Editor Shirley Dicks's son Jeff was involved in a robbery...)
("I broke into a house, entering from the back door. When ...)
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Advisor on death penalty Amnesty—Caths. Against Death Penalty. Active Journey of Hope, Murder Victims for Reconciliation, Inc., 1993.
Member steering committee Death Penalty Resistant Pro., 1985. Member Amnesty International, Tennesseans Against State Killing, Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants, Coalition To Abolish Death Penalty, Murfreesboro Writers Club (president since 1988).
Daughter of Ernest Westley and Gertrude (Scott) Mathews. Divorced; children: Jeff Dicks, Tina Thomas, Laurie Dougherty, Trevor Dicks, Maria Dicks.