KING, Rachel 1963-

PERSONAL: Born July 2, 1963, in Enid, OK; daughter of Charles (a civil engineer and military pilot) and Jill (a homemaker; maiden name, Howes; later surname, Rogers) King; companion of Richard McAlee (an attorney). Ethnicity: "White." Education: Smith College, B.A., 1985; Northeastern University, J.D., 1990; Temple University, LL.M., 1998; further graduate study at Johns Hopkins University. Politics: 'Green Party." Religion: Society of Friends (Quakers).

ADDRESSES: Home—6827 Fourth St. N.W., No. 102, Washington, DC 20012. Offıce—American Civil Liberties Union, 1333 M St. N.W., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Agent—Carol Mann, 55 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10003. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Alaska Court of Appeals, Anchorage, law clerk, 1990-91; Alaska Public Defender Agency, assistant public defender, 1991-94; Alaskans against the Death Penalty, Anchorage, organizer and executive director, 1994-96; Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, Abraham L. Freeman fellow and teacher of law classes, 1996-98; American Civil Liberties Union, Washington, DC, legislative counsel at National Office, 1998-2003, state campaign coordinator for Capital Punishment Project, 2003—. American Friends Service Committee, organizer on nuclear disarmament and Central American issues, 1984-85, and member of advisory committee; Alaska Civil Liberties Union, interim executive director, 1995-96; Pennsylvania Post-Conviction Defender Services, volunteer attorney; Peace Brigades International, human rights monitor in Guatemala; Sanctuary Movement, volunteer; National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, chair of board of directors; Alaska Aids Assistance Association, member of board of directors. Charter College, Anchorage, adjunct professor, 1995-96.

WRITINGS:

Don't Kill in Our Names: Murder Victims' FamilyMembers Make the Case against the Death Penalty, Rutgers University Press (Piscataway, NJ), 2003.

Capital Consequences: Families of the CondemnedTell Their Stories, Rutgers University Press (Piscataway, NJ), 2005.

Contributor to law journals.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Research on developing restorative justice programs between murder victims and offenders.

SIDELIGHTS: Rachel King told CA: "What I have tried to do professionally with my writing is to bring forward the voices of people who have been traditionally excluded from the criminal justice system. I have published articles about the effect of the modern criminal justice system on Alaska Natives, about the effect of executions on families of people on death row, and about the experiences of people who have had family members murdered.

"I am also interested in writing fiction. I am working on a thriller about a bioterrorist attack. Writing helps me identify and clarify those things that are important to me."