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1		Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System by M. Chris Fabricant 4.07 avg rating — 961 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America by Jill Leovy 4.07 avg rating — 20,203 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		The Feminist War on Crime: The Unexpected Role of Women's Liberation in Mass Incarceration by Aya Gruber (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 111 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Barred: Why the Innocent Can't Get Out of Prison by Daniel S. Medwed 4.33 avg rating — 130 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		The Second Chance Club: Hardship and Hope After Prison by Jason Hardy 4.02 avg rating — 762 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class by Dan Canon (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 125 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Nobody's Child: A Tragedy, a Trial, and a History of the Insanity Defense by Susan Nordin Vinocour 4.02 avg rating — 282 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Duped: Why Innocent People Confess – and Why We Believe Their Confessions by Saul M. Kassin 4.12 avg rating — 339 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		On Violence and On Violence Against Women by Jacqueline Rose 3.68 avg rating — 298 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique W. Morris 4.34 avg rating — 6,879 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis 4.50 avg rating — 31,917 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander 4.52 avg rating — 120,372 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 105,266 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Marisa Crane 3.88 avg rating — 8,191 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women by Victoria Law (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 212 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

15 books · 2 voters · list created September 5th, 2023 by Tedi Beemer (votes) .

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