{"product_id":"the-boy-from-bed-stuy-jeff-hood-9798235912564","title":"The Boy from Bed-Stuy: The Case for Sparing the Life of Shawn Rogers","description":"\u003cp\u003eA man is scheduled to die. The question is whether he should.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Boy from Bed-Stuy\u003c\/em\u003e is a searing, meticulously documented account of Shawn Rogers-a man sentenced to death for a brutal prison killing-and the life that led him there. From a childhood shaped by foster care, poverty, head trauma, and institutional failure to the violence that changed multiple lives forever, this book confronts the full truth of what happened without softening its edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on court records, medical evidence, and firsthand testimony, it presents an unvarnished portrait of a human being who is both responsible for a devastating crime and shaped by forces far beyond his control. It is not a plea for sympathy. It is an argument about justice, accountability, and the moral weight of the death penalty in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUncompromising and deeply human, \u003cem\u003eThe Boy from Bed-Stuy\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers to confront a difficult question: When the system has failed at every step, what do we owe the person it produced?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Hood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235912564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Complicit Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.14d","brand":"Jeff Hood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623662956799,"sku":"9798235912564","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-boy-from-bed-stuy-jeff-hood-9798235912564","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}