There are hundreds of books written about the injustices provided by the American courts. However, there are few, if any, politicians that make injustice part of their political platform. Obama has made a few statements made about injustices of the American courts. The other candidates have made even fewer statements on the subject of injustices, the wrongly convicted and police brutality. If you don’t believe me, do a few searches on the web and leave your findings under comments.
The prevalence of imprisonment in 2001 was higher for
— black males (16.6%) and Hispanic males (7.7%) than for white males (2.6%)
— black females (1.7%) and Hispanic females (0.7%) than white females (0.3%)
Black males are 16.6/.3 or 55 times more likely to be incarcerated as a white women.
Recent books about American injustice:
“Actual Innocence: When Justice Goes Wrong and How to Make it Right”
Here are the stories of innocent men and women-and the system that put them away under the guise of justice. Now updated with new information, Actual Innocence sheds light on “a system that tolerates lying prosecutors, slumbering defense attorneys and sloppy investigators” (Salt Lake Tribune)-revealing the shocking flaws that can derail the legal process and the ways that DNA testing has often shattered so-called solid evidence that condemned American citizens to death.
“In Spite of Innocence”
Few errors made by society can compare with the horror of executing a person wrongly convicted of a crime. This sobering book, which includes an expanded preface, tells the personal stories of over 400 innocent Americans convicted of capital crimes. Some were actually executed; most suffered years of incarceration, many on death row.
“Death and Justice”
Continuing his efforts to parlay his involvement in the O.J. Simpson trial into a career as an author, former Los Angeles Police Detective Fuhrman examines a number of death penalty cases and comes to the surprising conclusion (for those who know his history) that the death penalty is unfair and should be abolished. Figuring prominently in the discussion are Oklahoma County district attorney Bob Macy, a fervent advocate of the death penalty, and police chemist Joyce Gilchrist, fired for mismanagement of the crime lab, but only after submitting crucial evidence in numerous death penalty cases. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR