In his latest book, “Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer’s Reflections on Dealing with the Death Penalty,” attorney and author Scott Turow provides a detailed look at his personal journey with the death penalty issue from his days as a federal prosecutor to his more recent service as a member of the Illinois Commission on Capital Punishment. In addition to Turow’s first-hand account, the book analyzes the potential reasons for and against the death penalty, discusses its impact on victims’ families and politicians, and tells “the stories behind the statistics.” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003) See Resources.