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Charged: The New Movement To Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration
By Bazelon, Emily
- ISBN
- 9780399590016 9780399590023
- Publisher
- Random
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Starred Review on April 1, 2019 | Social Sciences
New York Times Magazine staff writer Bazelon (Sticks and Stones) reveals unfairness within the American judicial system brought about by excessive powers granted to the nation's 2,400 district attorneys (DAs), the chief prosecutors of each state. The author presents a strong case for ending mass incarceration, which has resulted in a five-fold increase in the number of inmates since the 1980s. Inconsistencies within the system are revealed through the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
