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- Author: Frederic Block
- Publisher: New Press
- ISBN-10: 1620978873
- ISBN-13: 9781620978870
- Format: 14.2 x 21.8 x 2.5 cm, kieti viršeliai
- Language: English
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A sitting federal judge's lively and provocative recounting of six cases, to make the argument for revisiting overly punitive sentencesMurderous mafia capos. The police officer who brutalized Abner Louima. A purveyor of child pornography. These are some of the defendants to have come before 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, who hear 90 percent of all criminal cases. In a book that could be the basis for a new season of Law and Order, Judge Block challenges our ideas about punishment and justice.
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- Author: Frederic Block
- Publisher: New Press
- ISBN-10: 1620978873
- ISBN-13: 9781620978870
- Format: 14.2 x 21.8 x 2.5 cm, kieti viršeliai
- Language: English English
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 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, who hear 90 percent of all criminal cases. In a book that could be the basis for a new season of Law and Order, Judge Block challenges our ideas about punishment and justice.
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