About the Authors

	Jennifer Thompson, a native North Carolinian and mother of teenage triplets, has become an outspoken opponent on the death penalty and speaks frequently about the need for judicial reform. She is a member of the Actual Innocence Commission, advisory committee for Active Voices, member of the Constitution Project, and Mother's for Justice.

	Ronald Cotton lives with his wife and daughter in North Carolina and currently works at an insulation plant. He has spoken at various schools and conferences including Washington and Lee University, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Georgetown Law School, and the Community March for Justice for Troy Anthony Davis in Savannah, GA.