Bending the Arc: My Journey from Prison to Politics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781541646308)

A searing expos of the profound failures in our justice system, told by a woman who has journeyed from wrongfully accused prisoner to acclaimed public defender

Keeda Haynes was a Girl Scout and a churchgoer, but after college graduation, she was imprisoned for a crime she didn't commit. Her boyfriend had asked her to sign for some packages--packages she did not know were filled with marijuana. As a young Black woman falsely accused, prosecuted, and ultimately imprisoned, Haynes suffered the abuses of our racist and sexist justice system. But rather than give in to despair, she decided to fight for change. After her release, she attended law school at night, became a public defender, and ultimately staged a highly publicized campaign for Congress. At every turn of her unlikely story, she gives unique insights into the inequities built into our institutions. In the end, despite the injustice she endured, she emerges convinced that ours can become a true second-chance culture.

Author: Keeda J. Haynes
ISBN-10: 1541646304
ISBN-13: 9781541646308
Publisher: Seal Press (CA)
Language: English
Published: 11/16/2021
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2021
Booklist 10/01/2021 pg. 4
Library Journal 11/01/2021 pg. 99