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BLACK FRIDAY: As protest against Don Jrs book getting bulk-purchased for sport not content, here’s a thread of 5 must-read books I’ve read in last 6 months. Brilliant. Important. Necessary for anyone interested in the current state of the criminal legal system & ways out of it:
“Felon.” Dwayne Betts (@dwaynebetts). “Statistics ain’t prophecy, & ain’t none of us expect to be in the NFL or a cell.” A painful, real, reflection on the system, race, redemption, through poetry & experience.

amazon.com/Felon-Poems-Re…
“Until We Reckon.” Danielle Sered (@daniellesered). “As a nation, we have developed a response to violence characterized by precisely the main drivers of violence.” A pioneer of restorative justice provides language of abolition thru the survivors’ lens.amazon.com/Until-We-Recko…
“Usual Cruelty.” Alec Karakatsanis (@equalityAlec). “One defining feature of America’s punishment system is that it inflicts cruelty on such a scale that it no longer feels cruel.” A lawyer’s take on lawyers role in perpetuating or ending mass punishment. barnesandnoble.com/w/usual-cruelt…
“Charged.” Emily Bazelon (@emilybazelon). “In the vast majority of cases, bail doesn’t make the public safer. Its true function is to keep the wheels of the courthouse turning w/ quick guilty pleas.” Unique embedded look at power of prosecutors: amazon.com/Charged-Moveme…
“Prisoners of Politics.” Rachel Barkow (@RachelBarkow). “1 of greatest tragedies of American domestic policy” is we adopt strategies that “ruin lives but are unnecessary to improve public safety.” On how media & politics create laws on fear not reason. amazon.com/Prisoners-Poli…
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