Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the, Karakatsanis, Karakatsanis,+-

The New Press

Usual CrueltyThe Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System\nAuthor(s): Alec Karakatsanis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The New Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: The New Press\nISBN-13: 9781620979143, 978-1620979143\nSynopsis\nA searing, searching, and eloquent (Martha Minow, Harvard Law School) investigation into the role of the legal profession in perpetuating mass incarcerationnow in an accessible paperback format from the award-winning civil rights lawyer\n\nUsual Crueltycuts to the core of what is critical to understand about our legal system, and about ourselves.\nAnthony D. Romero, executive director, ACLU\n\nUsual Cruelty is a radical reconsideration of the American injustice system by someone who is activelyand successfullychallenging it. Hailed as a fiery indictment (Publishers Weekly) as well as a compelling and damning argument (Slate), Usual Cruelty offers a paradigm-shifting look at our legal system and the central role lawyers play in the punishment bureaucr.