A Second Chance: A Federal Judge Decides Who Deserves It - Couverture rigide

Block, Frederic

 
9781620978870: A Second Chance: A Federal Judge Decides Who Deserves It
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ISBN 10 : 1620978873 ISBN 13 : 9781620978870
Editeur : The New Press, 2024

Synopsis

A sitting federal judge's lively and provocative recounting of six cases, to make the argument for revisiting overly punitive sentences

Murderous mafia capos. The police officer who brutalized Abner Louima. A purveyor of child pornography. These are some of the defendants to have come before U.S. District Court Judge Frederic Block to ask for reductions in their prison sentences. All of them have been found guilty and have already served decades in prison, but under the 2018 First Step Act they are entitled to petition for reconsideration and release.

In a rare glimpse behind the bench, Judge Block recounts the cases of six incarcerated people who have done heinous things but have nevertheless petitioned him for their release. He then explains the criteria the First Step Act has spelled out for his consideration. And, in a novel twist, he asks the reader, "What would you do?"

Judge Block puts us out of our suspense in a third section of the book where he tells us what he did do in each case and why, as he weighs each compassionate release request, evaluating issues ranging from "the trial tax," to sentencing disparities, to judicial incompetence. Finally, Judge Block makes the compelling case that the First Step Act should be extended to state court judges, since state prisons house about 90 percent of those incarcerated. In a book that could be the basis for a new season of Law & Order, Judge Block challenges our ideas about punishment and justice.

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À propos de l'auteur

Frederic Block is a U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern District of New York. He has been at the forefront of releasing prisoners and has received both praise and grief in the media. Judge Block is the author of several books, including his memoir Disrobed and the reality-fiction novel Race to Judgment, the basis for an incipient TV series, as well as A Second Chance: A Federal Judge Decides Who Deserves It (The New Press). He lives in New York City.

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Éditeur
The New Press
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1620978873
ISBN 13 
9781620978870
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
256
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Personne responsable
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