{"product_id":"barred-daniel-s-medwed-9781541675919","title":"Barred: Why the Innocent Can't Get Out of Prison","description":"\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking exposé of how our legal system makes it nearly impossible to overturn wrongful convictions \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thousands of innocent people are behind bars in the United States. But proving their innocence and winning their release is nearly impossible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBarred\u003c\/i\u003e, legal scholar Daniel S. Medwed argues that our justice system's stringent procedural rules are largely to blame for the ongoing punishment of the innocent. Those rules guarantee criminal defendants just one opportunity to appeal their convictions directly to a higher court. Afterward, the wrongfully convicted can pursue only a few narrow remedies. Even when there is strong evidence of a miscarriage of justice, rigid guidelines, bias, and deference toward lower courts all too often prevent exoneration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Offering clear explanations of legal procedures alongside heart-wrenching stories of their devastating impact, Barred exposes how the system is stacked against the innocent and makes a powerful call for change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel S. Medwed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541675916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541675919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.45h x 6.34w x 1.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2022 pg. 6","brand":"Daniel S. Medwed","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44067363225855,"sku":"9781541675919","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1192bc50-dfea-41b0-8f53-b6a9db90c26b.jpg?v=1685412782","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/barred-daniel-s-medwed-9781541675919","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}