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An absolute must-read book for anyone interested in the integrity of the justice system in the U.S. This book will make you cry, seethe, and grab everyone you know by their lapels and say to them, "Do you know this is happenening?!?! How can this be?!?!?!"
The author is an attorney and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative. The book highlights several cases of people wrongly imprisoned, and sentenced to death, for crimes they clearly did not commit. In other cases, while crimes were committed t ...more
The author is an attorney and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative. The book highlights several cases of people wrongly imprisoned, and sentenced to death, for crimes they clearly did not commit. In other cases, while crimes were committed t ...more
Apr 20, 2017
Colleen
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it was amazing
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Wow. What a read. A must-read. A real eye opener. So good and needed to be written. Bryan Stevenson has done this book justice itself.
I couldn't put it down. I had seen the movie on Netflix and loved it, so I wanted to read the book. Bryan Stevenson has done such amazing work for communities that are oppressed and non-represented. He writes really well and I got a real feel for the people whose cases he writes about to the point of celebrating, mourning, laughing along with, etc., with or for them.
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Reading books like this leave me feeling so angry, sad and despairing. Where is the justice in our justice systems?
Jul 12, 2020
Alana
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it was amazing
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Read this!
I know it's all over the news and blogs etc right now, and for good reason. I haven't watched the film, and I'm sure it's good, but as with all films, there's no way it can convey all the detail that the book does and the myriad of examples of injustice in the American "justice" system.
If you want an idea of the true scope of the history of injustice against persons of color and the poor (often one and the same) in this country, this gives a number of startling examples, many of which ...more
I know it's all over the news and blogs etc right now, and for good reason. I haven't watched the film, and I'm sure it's good, but as with all films, there's no way it can convey all the detail that the book does and the myriad of examples of injustice in the American "justice" system.
If you want an idea of the true scope of the history of injustice against persons of color and the poor (often one and the same) in this country, this gives a number of startling examples, many of which ...more
I had to push through this. It made me angry. It made me sad. It made me ask why did I give up that dream of being a lawyer.
Oh my gosh! This book was such a gut punch. If you want to know anything about the blatant and systemic racism that plagues the United States criminal justice system, then please, please read this. It's absolutely abhorrent.
An in-depth review will be forthcoming as soon as I can fully process this. ...more
Oh my gosh! This book was such a gut punch. If you want to know anything about the blatant and systemic racism that plagues the United States criminal justice system, then please, please read this. It's absolutely abhorrent.
An in-depth review will be forthcoming as soon as I can fully process this. ...more
This should be required reading. It is a tough and important read. I was shaking my head in frustration and sorrow throughout. There were so many heartbreaking and mind boggling statistics that I wanted to share in this story. It’s just so obvious that our system is broken.
All of the stars!!! What an Amazing book. Powerful and moving! Emotional roller coaster of a read! May be the best book I’ve read this year.
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