{"product_id":"fixing-legal-injustice-in-america-andrea-d-lyon-9781538164655","title":"Fixing Legal Injustice in America: The Case for a Defender General of the United States","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn these times of reckoning--at last--with America's original sin of slavery and racist policies, with police misconduct, and with mass-incarceration, many in our country ask, \"What can we do?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this powerful and insightful book, Andrea D. Lyon explicates what is wrong with the criminal justice system through clients' stories and historical perspective, and makes the compelling case for the need for reform at the center of the system; not just its edges. Lyon, suggests that we should create an office of the Defender General of the United States and give it the same level of importance as the Attorney General and the Solicitor General. Such an office would not be held by someone who represents law enforcement, or corporate America, but rather by someone who represents and advocates for accused individuals, collectively before the powers that be. A Defender General would raise his or her voice against injustices like those involving the unnecessary killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, or the Texas Supreme Court's refusal to let an innocent man, cleared by DNA, out of prison. The United States needs a Defender General.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrea D. Lyon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538164655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538164655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Andrea D. Lyon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43945695707391,"sku":"9781538164655","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_89fa4065-fc97-4c96-981b-7d29309d7e80.jpg?v=1681509422","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fixing-legal-injustice-in-america-andrea-d-lyon-9781538164655","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}