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Freedom, with an asterick
The Fourth of July, a Supreme Court victory (with a small “v”) on plea waivers, and new conversations about survival and second chances.
Independence and N.J. Detention ToursIn the wake of this weekend’s Independence celebration, I’d like to highlight some terrific pieces reflecting on the meaning of the holiday: Anne Lamott’s “The Fourth Is With Us”; Ezra Klein’s interview with Bryan Stevenson, “T
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“Therein lies part of the problem as well. Good guys versus bad guys. It's a false dichotomy, a two-dimensional cartoon rather than a multidimensional, full-blown portrayal of actual people. Constructs like these minimize the humanity of the people being prosecuted. Criminal defendants become a parade of disposable people who are somehow less than human and not worthy of careful, sometimes agonizing consideration of the possibility that somewhere along the line something went terribly wrong.”
― Smoke but No Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes that Never Happened
― Smoke but No Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes that Never Happened