Barred

Name: Barred
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ISBN: 9781541675919

Why the Innocent Can't Get Out of Prison

Daniel S Medwed

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Basic Books
27 December 2022

Sentencing & punishment

Thousands of innocent people are behind bars in the United States. But proving their innocence and winning their release is nearly impossible.

In Barred, legal scholar Daniel S. Medwed argues that our justice system's stringent procedural rules are largely to blame for the ongoing punishment of the innocent. Those rules guarantee criminal defendants just one opportunity to appeal their convictions directly to a higher court. Afterward, the wrongfully convicted can pursue only a few narrow remedies. Even when there is strong evidence of a miscarriage of justice, rigid guidelines, bias, and deference toward lower courts all too often prevent exoneration.

Offering clear explanations of legal procedures alongside heart-wrenching stories of their devastating impact, Barred exposes how the system is stacked against the innocent and makes a powerful call for change.

By: Daniel S Medwed
Imprint: Basic Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781541675919
ISBN 10: 1541675916
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 27 December 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Daniel S.?Medwed?is university distinguished professor of law and criminal justice at Northeastern University School of Law. A renowned?innocence?advocate, he?is?the author?of?Prosecution Complex: America s Race to Convict and Its Impact on the Innocent. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Reviews for Barred: Why the Innocent Can't Get Out of Prison

For every newspaper photo of an innocent person exiting the prison gates, clutching the hand of their triumphant lawyer, there are uncountable others who we will never allow to see that day--who will die in prison because our laws make it so difficult to prove their innocence in court. In Barred, Daniel S. Medwed gives us an urgent tour of the darkest corners of our judicial system, where persuasive evidence becomes trapped in a labyrinth of legal procedure. Underlying Medwed's sharp legal analysis is a political question: Is this the country we want to be? --Maurice Chammah, author of Let the Lord Sort Them By blending tales of real-life wrongful convictions with straightforward explanations of legal procedures, Daniel Medwed's Barred demystifies the mysterious path for the innocent after trial. Medwed's clear and engaging writing style makes the topic accessible to anyone interested in the hazards of our criminal justice system. A must-read! --Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking