The Other Death Penalty Project's Anthology, "Too Cruel, Not Unusual Enough," Wins Gold Medal In The Independent Publisher "IPPY" Awards!

LANCASTER, CA, May 12, 2013 (Press-News.org) The Other Death Penalty Project (TODPP) is a grassroots campaign comprised wholly of men and women sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. They work to relieve tens of thousands from a slow painful execution in prisons across America. TODPP's goal is to end the use of this form of state-sanctioned execution (along with all other forms). All life term prisoners should have at least the possibility of earning another chance.

We are delighted to announce that TODPP's forthcoming book, "Too Cruel, Not Unusual Enough," has won the Gold Medal in the Anthology Division of the Independent Publisher ("IPPY") Awards. "Too Cruel, Not Unusual Enough" is a collection of remarkable writings by prisoners sentenced to life without the possibility of parole (LWOP), created to raise awareness nationwide that LWOP sentences are the death penalty and must be abolished. The "IPPY" Award will greatly enhance our ability to do just that.

Professor Michelle Alexander (noted author of "The New Jim Crow") says this about "Too Cruel, Not Unusual Enough": "This extraordinary collection of essays will electrify you, move you to tears, and force you to reckon with an inconvenient truth: Life without parole is not a defensible, moral alternative to the death penalty. It is the death penalty. By denying those sentenced to die in prison any hope of redemption, we are denying their basic humanity. People of conscience must commit to ensuring that these stories, brilliantly crafted and born of pain, will not be told in vain. The time is long overdue to abolish life without parole in the United States. If you wonder, even in the slightest, whether such sentences might be justified read this book."

Conducted each year to honor the year's best independently published books, the "IPPY" Awards recognize excellence in a broad range of subjects and reward authors and publishers who "take chances and break new ground." For more information, please visit http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1653&urltitle=2013%20Independent%20Publisher%20Book%20Awards%20Results.

TODPP is currently conducting an Indiegogo campaign, with the goal of raising $10,000 by May 25. Monies raised through this campaign will allow us to place more than 1,000 copies of "Too Cruel, Not Unusual Enough" on the desks of policymakers, thought leaders, and death penalty abolitionists who wrongly support LWOP as a "reasonable alternative" to lethal injection. Visit the TODPP Indiegogo Campaign at http://www.igg.me/at/todpp.com.

For more information about TODPP, please visit our website, http://www.theotherdeathpenalty.org. To arrange an interview with a member of the TODPP prisoner leadership, please email todp@live.com.

Contact information:
Kenneth E. Hartman
Executive Director
The Other Death Penalty Project
http://www.theotherdeathpenalty.org
todp@live.com
(661)-860-1615