Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration
By: Emily Bazelon
4.31
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A renowned journalist and legal commentator exposes the unchecked power…
Want to Read $ 4.99"the "criminal justice system accomplishes nothing we think of as its purpose," Sotomayor told her audience. "We think we're keeping people safe from criminals. We're just making worse criminals."-Emily Bazelon, Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration
"the "criminal justice system accomplishes nothing we think of as its purpose," Sotomayor told her audience. "We think we're keeping people safe from criminals. We're just making worse criminals."-Emily Bazelon, Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration
"Somewhere along the way, the balance of power between the prosecution, the defense, and the judiciary shifted. We have to readjust it. The stakes are so high—the well-being of so many communities and the trajectories of so many lives. Public safety depends on our collective faith in fairness and our view of the law as legitimate."-Emily Bazelon, Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration
"Somewhere along the way, the balance of power between the prosecution, the defense, and the judiciary shifted. We have to readjust it. The stakes are so high—the well-being of so many communities and the trajectories of so many lives. Public safety depends on our collective faith in fairness and our view of the law as legitimate."-Emily Bazelon, Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration
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By: Bill James , Rachel McCarthy James
3.46
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Using unprecedented, dramatically compelling sleuthing techniques, legendary statistician and baseb… read more
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2. Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate
By: Helen Prejean
3.71
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2.89
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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By: Shaka Senghor
3.86
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
In 1991, at the age of nineteen, Shaka Senghor shot and killed a man. He was a young drug dealer wi… read more
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4.62
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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3.00
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4.50
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4.15
Format: None pages,
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By: Michelle Alexander
3.77
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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By: Sonia Nazario
3.88
Format: 294 pages, Paperback
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3.88
Format: 373 pages, Hardcover
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3.96
Format: 236 pages, Hardcover
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4.48
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4.54
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
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4.21
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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4.07
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4.43
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3.95
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22. American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
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23. The Other Side of Prospect: A Story of Violence, Injustice, and the American City
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4.45
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
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24. Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration
By: Emily Bazelon
4.31
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
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"the "criminal justice system accomplishes nothing we think of as its purpose," Sotomayor told her audience. "We think we're keeping people safe from criminals. We're just making worse criminals."-Emily Bazelon, Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration
"Somewhere along the way, the balance of power between the prosecution, the defense, and the judiciary shifted. We have to readjust it. The stakes are so high—the well-being of so many communities and…"-Emily Bazelon, Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration
25. Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration
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4.22
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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26. There Are No Accidents
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4.33
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27. Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV
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4.02
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
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28. On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service
By: Anthony Fauci
4.59
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
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29. Autopsy of a Crime Lab: Exposing the Flaws in Forensics
By: Brandon L. Garrett
3.84
Format: 264 pages, ebook
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30. I Know What's Best for You: Stories on Reproductive Freedom
By: Shelly Oria
4.26
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
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31. No Turning Back: Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime Syria
By: Rania Abouzeid
4.36
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
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