Barred: Why the Innocent Can't Get Out of Prison - Tapa dura

Medwed, Daniel S

 
9781541675919: Barred: Why the Innocent Can't Get Out of Prison
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ISBN 10: 1541675916 ISBN 13: 9781541675919
Editorial: Basic Books, 2022

Sinopsis

Thousands of innocent people are behind bars in the United States. But proving their innocence and winning their release is nearly impossible.

In Barred, legal scholar Daniel S. Medwed argues that our justice system's stringent procedural rules are largely to blame for the ongoing punishment of the innocent. Those rules guarantee criminal defendants just one opportunity to appeal their convictions directly to a higher court. Afterward, the wrongfully convicted can pursue only a few narrow remedies. Even when there is strong evidence of a miscarriage of justice, rigid guidelines, bias, and deference toward lower courts all too often prevent exoneration.

Offering clear explanations of legal procedures alongside heart-wrenching stories of their devastating impact, Barred exposes how the system is stacked against the innocent and makes a powerful call for change.

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Acerca del autor

Daniel S.?Medwed?is university distinguished professor of law and criminal justice at Northeastern University School of Law. A renowned?innocence?advocate, he?is?the author?of?Prosecution Complex: America’s Race to Convict and Its Impact on the Innocent. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Editorial
Basic Books
Año de publicación
2022
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1541675916
ISBN 13 
9781541675919
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
336
Contacto del fabricante
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