Charged
The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration
by Emily Bazelon
Should I read this?
Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Politics, and Social Sciences.
A renowned investigative journalist exposes the unchecked power of the prosecutor as a driving force in America's mass incarceration crisis, and also offers a way out.The American criminal justice system is supposed to be a contest between two equal adversaries, the prosecution and the defense, with judges ensuring a fair fight. But in practice, it...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Politics, and Social Sciences.
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Rashad Robinson
“Elected leaders cannot be rewarded for putting as many Black bodies in jail as possible. This book by @emilybazelon about how politicians used “tough on crime” policies to further their careers, at the expense of Black communities, is a mustread.”
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