American Injustice: How the System Protects Itself and Fails the People - Couverture souple

Hignite, Christopher

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1105943615 ISBN 13 : 9781105943614

Editeur : Lulu.com, 2025

Synopsis

What if the greatest threat to American liberty isn't crime- but the justice system itself? For decades, Americans have been told that justice is blind, fair, and impartial. But behind the marble columns and polished courtroom floors lies a machinery built not to protect the people-but to protect itself. In American Injustice: How the System Protects Itself and Fails the People, investigative author Christopher Hignite pulls back the curtain on a hidden world of false testimony, coerced plea deals, corrupted investigations, broken grand juries, bought-and-paid-for experts, and the culture of immunity that shields officials from accountability. Drawing on court records, sworn statements, whistleblower accounts, police reports, and decades of firsthand investigation, Hignite exposes a system where: Police fabricate or distort evidence-and courts look the other way. Grand juries become rubber stamps, not safeguards of truth. Plea bargains are used as weapons, forcing the innocent to say "guilty" to survive. Expert witnesses sell certainty, even when the science is flawed. Prosecutors treat conviction rates as political trophies. Sovereign and qualified immunity shield misconduct, creating a monarchy inside a republic. From the wrongful indictment of Glenn Rahan Doneghy, to manipulated lineups, to the silent efficiency of the plea-bargain machine, Hignite documents how local systems-especially in Kentucky-mirror a national crisis tens of thousands suffer in silence. This is not a book of theory. This is a book of evidence. It reveals: The internal memos and statements officials hoped no one would ever read The real mechanics behind wrongful convictions How political power and courtroom culture shape outcomes before evidence is ever heard Why the "No Kings" movement has become a modern call for constitutional accountability If you've ever wondered how innocent people end up in prison, why truth gets buried, and how corruption survives in broad daylight-this book gives the answers. **A fearless, documented, and unforgettable account of a justice system in crisis- and the citizens fighting to reclaim it.** For readers of Just Mercy, The New Jim Crow, Locked In, and investigative exposés on American legal failures, American Injustice is both a warning and a blueprint for change. Truth has a cost. Silence has a consequence. Which side will America choose?

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lulu.com
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1105943615
• ISBN 13: 9781105943614
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: RUE DE SEVRES; https://www.hachette.fr/; ; 1 AVENUE GUTENBERG; MAUREPAS CEDEX; 78319; France