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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠A renowned journalist and legal commentator exposes the unchecked power of the prosecutor as a driving force in Americaâs mass incarceration crisisâand charts a way out.
âAn important, thoughtful, and thorough examination of criminal justice in America that speaks directly to how we reduce massâŚ
Why read it?
1 author picked Charged as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Charged reveals criminal prosecutorsâ massive power and discretion.
And Emily Bazelon makes the stakes and consequences of this massive power and discretion come alive by telling the stories of two people charged with two different crimes by two different prosecutors.
By tracking every step of each caseâfrom arrest to charging to trial to sentencingâshe shows the harms the overzealous prosecutors can impose, as well as the mercy prosecutors can show. And she traces the work of progressive prosecutors across the country, offering an alternative path forward.Â
From Joanna's list on the human toll of the criminal justice system.
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