{"product_id":"usual-cruelty-the-complicity-of-lawyers-in-the-criminal-injustice-system-paperback","title":"Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlec Karakatsanis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"searing, searching, and eloquent\" (Martha Minow, Harvard Law School) investigation into the role of the legal profession in perpetuating mass incarceration--now in an accessible paperback format from the award-winning civil rights lawyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eUsual Cruelty \u003c\/em\u003ecuts to the core of what is critical to understand about our legal system, and about ourselves.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Anthony D. Romero, executive director, ACLU\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUsual Cruelty \u003c\/i\u003eis a radical reconsideration of the American \"injustice system\" by someone who is actively--and successfully--challenging it. Hailed as a \"fiery indictment\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) as well as a \"compelling and damning argument\" \u003ci\u003e(Slate), Usual Cruelty \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a paradigm-shifting look at our legal system and the central role lawyers play in the \"punishment bureaucracy.\" \"Passionately argued\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e), the book explores the viciousness of our courts, prisons, and jails, and the ways in which the legal profession has allowed itself to become desensitized to the pain these institutions inflict on our most vulnerable populations. Now in an accessible paperback format, \u003ci\u003eUsual Cruelty\u003c\/i\u003e will cement Karakatsanis's reputation as one of the most inspiring civil rights leaders of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA former public defender, \u003cb\u003eAlec Karakatsanis\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder of the Civil Rights Corps, an organization designed to advocate for racial justice and bring systemic civil rights cases on behalf of impoverished people. He was named the 2016 Trial Lawyer of the Year by Public Justice and was awarded the Stephen B. Bright Award for contributions to indigent defense in the South by Gideon's Promise. The author of \u003cem\u003eUsual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCopaganda\u003c\/em\u003e (The New Press), he lives in Washington, DC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.4 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50729030517042,"sku":"9781620979143","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1608\/0946\/files\/ahOJvL_wy69781620979143.webp?v=1765605336","url":"https:\/\/deskinlawfirm.com\/products\/usual-cruelty-the-complicity-of-lawyers-in-the-criminal-injustice-system-paperback","provider":"DLF Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}