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“The truest true crime you’ll ever read, and when it’s not scaring you, it will make your blood boil.” * BookTrib *
"An essential read for anyone interested in criminal justice reform and for those who want to understand the human cost of wrongful conviction." * Splash Magazines *
"Well-researched and accessible." * Arts Fuse *
"This important book spotlights the work of various Innocence Projects to seek justice for those wrongly convicted and highlights urgently needed reforms. . . . Highly recommended." * CHOICE *

Table of Contents
Foreword by Barry Scheck

Introduction
1. You Hired the Wrong Lawyer (Pleas with No Bargain)
2. You Live in the Country or the City
3. You Are in a Relationship and Live with Someone Who Is Murdered
4. You (Kind of) Look like Other People in the World
5. You Get Confused When You Are Tired and Hungry, and People Yell at You
6. You Have or Care for a Sick Child
7. You Got a Jury That Was Blinded by "Science"
8. You Work with Children or Let Them in Your House
9. Someone Lies about You
10. You Are Poor and/or a Person of Color
Conclusion

Notes
Index

You Might Go to Prison Even Though Youre Innocent

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    A Hardback by Justin Brooks, Barry Scheck

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 4 April 2023
      ISBN-13 9780520386839
      978-0520386839
      ISBN-10 0520386833
      Also in:
      Jurisprudence and general issues Sentencing and punishment Crime and criminology

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      “The truest true crime you’ll ever read, and when it’s not scaring you, it will make your blood boil.” * BookTrib *
      "An essential read for anyone interested in criminal justice reform and for those who want to understand the human cost of wrongful conviction." * Splash Magazines *
      "Well-researched and accessible." * Arts Fuse *
      "This important book spotlights the work of various Innocence Projects to seek justice for those wrongly convicted and highlights urgently needed reforms. . . . Highly recommended." * CHOICE *

      Table of Contents
      Foreword by Barry Scheck

      Introduction
      1. You Hired the Wrong Lawyer (Pleas with No Bargain)
      2. You Live in the Country or the City
      3. You Are in a Relationship and Live with Someone Who Is Murdered
      4. You (Kind of) Look like Other People in the World
      5. You Get Confused When You Are Tired and Hungry, and People Yell at You
      6. You Have or Care for a Sick Child
      7. You Got a Jury That Was Blinded by "Science"
      8. You Work with Children or Let Them in Your House
      9. Someone Lies about You
      10. You Are Poor and/or a Person of Color
      Conclusion

      Notes
      Index

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