The price of mercy : unfair trials, a violent system, and a public defender's search for justice in America / Emily Galvin Almanza.
"A former public defender takes us behind the closed doors of America's criminal courts, revealing how the institutions that claim to protect us are doing the exact opposite-and offering a blueprint for finally fixing it"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593799116
- ISBN: 0593799119
- ISBN: 9780593799130
- ISBN: 0593799135
- Physical Description: viii, 375 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Crown, [2026]
- Copyright: ©2026
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-362) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The problem. Outsiders on the inside: the power of public defense -- All rise: judges, bail, and being human on the bench -- The grind: the maze of court dates and their consequences -- Bad incentives in a bad system: how the structure of policing enables misconduct -- What we talk about when we talk about crime: how media obscures the truth about safety -- A game of telephone: favoring expediency over transparency, and precedent over fairness -- Weird science: how bad forensics leads to bad convictions -- Finders of fact: juries: who wields power, who is excluded, and what they're allowed to know -- An unwinnable game: how prisons--and release--set people up to fail -- Redefine success -- Sunlight is the best disinfectant -- Unclog the system -- Accountability over punishment -- A budget is a statement of values.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | 345.7301 GAL (Text) | 36015002730782 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
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"A former public defender takes us behind the closed doors of America's criminal courts, revealing how the institutions that claim to protect us are doing the exact opposite-and offering a blueprint for finally fixing it"--
