{"product_id":"the-fear-of-too-much-justice-race-poverty-and-the-persistence-of-inequality-in-the-criminal-courts-9781620979518","title":"The Fear of Too Much Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe book John Grisham calls \"a clear and poignant indictment of criminal injustice in America\" \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled \"passionate and eye-opening\" by \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fear of Too Much Justice\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by Bryan Stevenson, and now in an accessible paperback format, this \"urgent call to action . . . is an invaluable resource\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17275903\"\u003eStephen B. Bright\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15517296\"\u003eJames Kwak\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.43w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620979518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620979519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC004000\"\u003eCriminology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAW\"\u003eLaw\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAW027000\"\u003eCriminal Procedure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAW\"\u003eLaw\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAW026020\"\u003eCriminal Law | Sentencing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen B. Bright\u003c\/strong\u003e 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, \u003cem\u003eProximity to Death\u003c\/em\u003e (William S. McFeely) and \u003cem\u003eFinding Life on Death Row\u003c\/em\u003e (Katya Lexin), and a film, \u003cem\u003eFighting for Life in the Death Belt\u003c\/em\u003e (Adam Elend and Jeff Marks). He lives in Lexington, Kentucky. \u003cstrong\u003eJames Kwak\u003c\/strong\u003e is vice chair of the Southern Center for Human Rights, former professor of law at the University of Connecticut, author of \u003cem\u003eEconomism: Bad Economics and the Rise of Inequality\u003c\/em\u003e, and co-author with Simon Johnson of \u003cem\u003eWhite House Burning: The Founding Fathers, Our National Debt, and Why It Matters to You\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003e13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown\u003c\/em\u003e. He is also the co-author of \u003cem\u003eThe Baseline Scenario\u003c\/em\u003e, a leading blog on economics and public policy. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48110479343853,"sku":"9781620979518","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_9321c068-0868-44d9-a70f-d77c263daee1.jpg?v=1747627988","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/the-fear-of-too-much-justice-race-poverty-and-the-persistence-of-inequality-in-the-criminal-courts-9781620979518","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}