Fear of Too Much Justice - Race, Poverty, Persistence of Inequality in Criminal Courts

The book John Grisham calls "a clear and poignant indictment of criminal injustice in America" Called "passionate and eye-opening" by Booklist, The Fear of Too Much Justice, by the legendary death penalty attorney Stephen B. Bright and legal scholar James Kwak, offers a heart-wrenching overview of how the criminal legal system fails to live up to the values of equality and justice. The book ranges from people convicted of crimes and condemned to death because of their race and poverty to poor people squeezed for cash by private probation companies because of trivial violations. Bright and Kwak also offer examples from places around the country that are making progress toward justice. With a foreword by Bryan Stevenson, and now in an accessible paperback format, this "urgent call to action . . . is an invaluable resource" (Publishers Weekly).

About the author

Stephen B. Bright currently teaches law at Yale and Georgetown Universities. He was the longtime director of the Southern Center for Human Rights and has won multiple capital cases in the Supreme Court. A recipient of the American Bar Association's Thurgood Marshall Award, Bright has been the subject of two books, Proximity to Death (William S. McFeely) and Finding Life on Death Row (Katya Lexin), and a film, Fighting for Life in the Death Belt (Adam Elend and Jeff Marks). He lives in Lexington, Kentucky.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen B. Bright, Stephen B. Kwak Bright, Kwak James
• Publisher: New press usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2025
• EAN: 9781620979518
• ISBN: 978-1-62097-951-8
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Criminal law & procedure, LAW / Criminal Procedure, LAW / Courts, LAW / Criminal Law / Sentencing, Social discrimination & inequality, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Criminal procedure, Sentencing & punishment, Sentencing and punishment, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Courts & procedure, Criminal law: procedure & offences, Social discrimination and social justice, Legal systems: courts & procedures