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The price of mercy unfair trials, a violent system, and a public defender's search for justice in America

"A former public defender takes us behind the closed doors of America's criminal courts, revealing how the institutions that claim to protect us are doing the exact opposite-and offering a blueprint for finally fixing it"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Galvin Almanza, Emily, 1983- (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Crown, [2026]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Criminal courts > United States. Criminal justice, Administration of > United States. Public defenders > United States. Informational works. Instructional and educational works. Personal narratives.
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Summary:	"A former public defender takes us behind the closed doors of America's criminal courts, revealing how the institutions that claim to protect us are doing the exact opposite-and offering a blueprint for finally fixing it"--
Physical Description:	viii, 375 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-362) and index.
ISBN:	9780593799116 0593799119 9780593799130 0593799135
Author Notes:	Emily Galvin Almanza is the co-founder and executive director of Partners for Justice, a nonprofit creating a new collaborative model of public defense designed to empower defenders nationwide. Prior to founding PFJ, Emily fought for clients inside the L.A. County Public Defender's Office, the Santa Clara County Public Defender's Office, and the Bronx Defenders, and with the Stanford Three Strikes Project. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and Time, among other publications.