This path-breaking book investigates the consequences of the 1970s “War on Crime” and offers important lessons to anyone concerned about the future of America’s criminal justice system.
In this review of bail and pretrial justice in the United States, the authors analyze how the field of bail operates and why it operates as it does, focusing on its official and unofficial objectives, core assumptions and values, power dynamics, and technologies.
The grant will enable the Conviction Review Unit to hire a paralegal, pay for services such as forensic testing and translation, and cover other expenses.
