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Gideon's Promise
- A Public Defender Movement to Transform Criminal Justice
- Narrated by: Frank Gerard
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
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A blueprint for criminal justice reform that lays the foundation for how model public defense programs should work to end mass incarceration.
Combining wisdom drawn from over a dozen years as a public defender and cutting-edge research in the fields of organizational and cultural psychology, Jonathan Rapping proposes a radical cultural shift to a “fiercely client-based ethos” driven by values-based recruitment training, awakening defenders to their role in upholding an unjust status quo, and a renewed pride in the essential role of moral lawyering in a democratic society.
Public defenders represent more than 80 percent of those who interact with the court system, a disproportionate number of whom are poor, non-White citizens who rely on them to navigate the law on their behalf. More often than not, even the most well-meaning of those defenders are overworked, underfunded, and incentivized to put the interests of judges and politicians above those of their clients in a culture that beats the passion out of talented, driven advocates and has led to an embarrassingly low standard of justice for those who depend on the promises of Gideon v. Wainwright.
However, rather than arguing for a change in rules that govern the actions of lawyers, judges, and other advocates, Rapping proposes a radical cultural shift to a "fiercely client-based ethos" driven by values-based recruitment and training, awakening defenders to their role in upholding an unjust status quo and a renewed pride in the essential role of moral lawyering in a democratic society.
Through the story of founding Gideon's Promise and anecdotes of his time as a defender and teacher, Rapping reanimates the possibility of public defenders serving as a radical bulwark against government oppression and a megaphone to amplify the voices of those they serve.
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"Useful reading for anyone interested in helping to change a deeply flawed system." (Kirkus Reviews)
"[Gideon’s Promise] is very much a manual for public defenders, at all levels, who want to end mass incarceration. But this is not just a book for public defenders. If you have any interest in the civil rights movement of our time, this book is for you." (Gideon’s Soldiers)
"Jonathan Rapping is a true freedom fighter, heroically championing the rights of the condemned and the accused for more than two decades. His courageous and visionary leadership at Gideon’s Promise is helping to build a movement of public defense lawyers determined to fight for those who have been discarded in the era of mass incarceration and to transform our criminal punishment system into a justice system - a transformation that is long overdue." (Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow)
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Amazing to learn about the incredible work Jonathan and Illy are doing. Very moving. Excellent read, highly recommended!!
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Policing the Black Man explores and critiques the many ways the criminal justice system impacts the lives of African American boys and men at every stage of the criminal process, from arrest through sentencing. Essays range from an explication of the historical roots of racism in the criminal justice system to an examination of modern-day police killings of unarmed black men.
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A Book Every Young White Male Should Read
- By danielwead on 08-04-17
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Charged
- The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration
- By: Emily Bazelon
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
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Charged follows the story of two young people caught up in the criminal justice system: Kevin, a 20-year-old in Brooklyn who picked up his friend’s gun as the cops burst in and was charged with a serious violent felony, and Noura, a teenage girl in Memphis indicted for the murder of her mother. Bazelon tracks both cases - from arrest and charging to trial and sentencing - and with her trademark blend of deeply reported narrative, legal analysis, and investigative journalism illustrates just how criminal prosecutions can go wrong and, more important, why they don’t have to.
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For any fan of wrongful conviction podcasts
- By L. H. Arnold on 05-13-19
By: Emily Bazelon
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One Damn Thing After Another
- Memoirs of an Attorney General
- By: William P. Barr
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 22 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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William Barr’s first tenure as attorney general under President George H.W. Bush was largely the result of chance, while his second tenure under President Donald Trump a deliberate and difficult choice. In this candid memoir, Barr takes listeners behind the scenes during seminal moments of the 1990s, from the LA riots to Pan Am 103 and Iran Contra. Thirty years later, Barr faced an unrelenting barrage of issues, such as Russiagate, the COVID outbreak, civil unrest, the impeachments, and the 2020 election fallout.
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This book is literally AMAZING!!!
- By Jonathan H. on 03-13-22
By: William P. Barr
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We Do This ‘Til We Free Us
- Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice
- By: Mariame Kaba
- Narrated by: Diana Blue
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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What if social transformation and liberation isn't about waiting for someone else to come along and save us? What if ordinary people have the power to collectively free ourselves? In this timely collection of essays and interviews, Mariame Kaba reflects on the deep work of abolition and transformative political struggle.
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content is great, but audiobook is unlistenable
- By Lesley Bredell on 03-22-22
By: Mariame Kaba
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Ultimate Punishment
- A Lawyer's Reflections on Dealing with the Death Penalty
- By: Scott Turow
- Narrated by: Scott Turow
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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In this vivid account of how his views on the death penalty have evolved, Scott Turow describes his own experiences with capital punishment. Along the way, he provides a brief history of America's relationship with the ultimate punishment, analyzes the potent reasons for and against it, including the role of the victims' survivors, and tells the powerful stories behind the statistics, as he moves from the Governor's Mansion to Illinois' state-of-the art 'super-max' prison and the execution chamber.
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Thought provoking book
- By Susan B. on 11-01-05
By: Scott Turow
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A Republic, If You Can Keep It
- By: Neil Gorsuch
- Narrated by: Neil Gorsuch
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
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Justice Gorsuch draws on his 30-year career as a lawyer, teacher, judge, and justice to explore essential aspects our Constitution, its separation of powers, and the liberties it is designed to protect. He discusses the role of the judge in our constitutional order, and why he believes that originalism and textualism are the surest guides to interpreting our nation’s founding documents and protecting our freedoms. He explains, too, the importance of affordable access to the courts in realizing the promise of equal justice under law.
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In present political climate crucially important!
- By Amazon Customer on 09-18-19
By: Neil Gorsuch
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Doing Justice
- A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law
- By: Preet Bharara
- Narrated by: Preet Bharara
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Preet Bharara has spent much of his life examining our legal system, pushing to make it better, and prosecuting those looking to subvert it. Bharara believes in our system and knows it must be protected, but to do so, he argues, we must also acknowledge and allow for flaws both in our justice system and in human nature. Bharara uses the many illustrative anecdotes and case histories from his storied, formidable career - the successes as well as the failures - to shed light on the realities of the legal system and the consequences of taking action.
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Timely released
- By Deb Talley on 03-22-19
By: Preet Bharara
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Unfair
- The New Science of Criminal Injustice
- By: Adam Benforado
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Weaving together historical examples, scientific studies, and compelling court cases - from the border collie put on trial in Kentucky to the five teenagers who falsely confessed in the Central Park Jogger case - Benforado shows how our judicial processes fail to uphold our values and protect society's weakest members. With clarity and passion, he lays out the scope of the problem and proposes a wealth of reforms that could prevent injustice and help us achieve true fairness and equality before the law.
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Piercing
- By Jessica B. on 09-09-15
By: Adam Benforado
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Lady Justice
- Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America
- By: Dahlia Lithwick
- Narrated by: Dahlia Lithwick
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
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Dahlia Lithwick, one of the nation’s foremost legal commentators, tells the gripping and heroic story of the women lawyers who fought the racism, sexism, and xenophobia of Donald Trump’s presidency—and won.
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Beautiful
- By susan c on 09-26-22
By: Dahlia Lithwick
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None of the Above
- The Untold Story of the Atlanta Public Schools Cheating Scandal, Corporate Greed, and the Criminalization of Educators
- By: Shani Robinson, Anna Simonton
- Narrated by: Lisa Renee Pitts
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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An insider’s account of the infamous Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal that scapegoated black employees for problems caused by an education reform movement that is increasingly a proxy for corporate greed.
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A well constructed story
- By Sumo Steve on 03-21-19
By: Shani Robinson, and others
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Gideon's Trumpet
- How One Man, a Poor Prisoner, Took His Case to the Supreme Court - and Changed the Law of the United States
- By: Anthony Lewis
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
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A history of the landmark case of Clarence Earl Gideon's fight for the right to legal counsel.
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best book on the subject
- By J.B. Price on 06-12-18
By: Anthony Lewis