American Justice?

raises the question of whether there is really justice in America. The book describes the Author’s wife’s experience in confronting the justice system after several neighborhood kids falsely accused her of attempting to run them over.

When neighbors who also wanted them out of the neighborhood joined in as witnesses, this set in motion an unfair prosecution and a nightmare in a criminal justice system gone amok, which resulted in her being committed for several days for psychological evaluation, fee gouging, incompetence by defense attorneys, and more.

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The Collateral Damage to Families Due to the High Incarceration Rate by the Author of a Book on American Justice

Jul 3, 2016 | Press Releases

The media plays up the drama of police arrests and convictions, and once a defendant or victim is well-known, their story is what is featured in the news. Likewise, the protests that erupt over especially egregious police actions receive a lot of media attention, particularly when these protests might turn violent.

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Why Prisons Today Are Contributing to America Going Broke

by Paul Brakke | American Justice

Since writing AMERICAN JUSTICE?, I’ve been following some of the recent news on how costly and ineffective the American prison system really is. The cost is over $70 billion each year, and when you consider the high percentage of the population in prison and not a productive member of society, you have to consider whether there is a way to reduce these costs. These cost reductions will also benefit society by reducing the number of prisoners who can be safely released and finding other means of punishment and rehabilitation.

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