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      By Holt, K. A
       [2015]., Pre-adolescent, Chronicle Books Call No: TEEN FIC HOL    Availability:2 of 2     At Location(s) Summary Note: Timothy, sentenced to house arrest for stealing, keeps a journal into which he documents his fears and frustrations.
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      By Nesbitt, Mark R., 1970-
       c2006, Greenhaven Press Call No: 345.73 056    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Issues on trialSummary Note: Examines four cases that have helped shape the balance between individual rights and social order in America: Mapp v. Ohio (1961), Miranda v. Arizona (1966), Katz v. United States (1967), and Terry v. Ohio (1968).
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      By Stevenson, Bryan
       2018., Delacorte Press Call No: 921 STEVENSON    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: "In this young adult adaptation of the acclaimed bestselling Just Mercy, which the New York Times calls "as compelling as To Kill a Mockingbird, and in some ways more so," Bryan Stevenson delves deep into the broken U.S. justice system, detailing from his personal experience his many challenges and efforts as a lawyer and social advocate, especially on behalf of America's most rejected and marginalized people. In this very personal work--proceeds of which will go to charity--Bryan Stevenson recounts many and varied stories of his work as a lawyer in the U.S. criminal justice system on behalf of those in society who have experienced some type of discrimination and/or have been wrongly accused of a crime and who deserve a powerful advocate and due justice under the law. Through the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), an organization Stevenson founded as a young lawyer and for which he currently serves as Executive Director, this important work continues. EJI strives to end mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, working to protect basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. Praise for Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption: "Important and compelling." --TRACY KIDDER, author of Mountains Beyond Mountains "Gripping. What hangs in the balance is nothing less than the soul of a great nation." --DESMOND TUTU, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate "An inspiring and powerful story." --JOHN GRISHAM, author of A Time to Kill"--
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      By Stevenson, Bryan
       [2018]., Juvenile, Delacorte Press Call No: Class Set MEM STE   Edition: First edition.    Availability:118 of 119     At Location(s) Summary Note: "In this young adult adaptation of the acclaimed bestselling Just Mercy, which the New York Times calls "as compelling as To Kill a Mockingbird, and in some ways more so," Bryan Stevenson delves deep into the broken U.S. justice system, detailing from his personal experience his many challenges and efforts as a lawyer and social advocate, especially on behalf of America's most rejected and marginalized people. In this very personal work--proceeds of which will go to charity--Bryan Stevenson recounts many and varied stories of his work as a lawyer in the U.S. criminal justice system on behalf of those in society who have experienced some type of discrimination and/or have been wrongly accused of a crime and who deserve a powerful advocate and due justice under the law. Through the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), an organization Stevenson founded as a young lawyer and for which he currently serves as Executive Director, this important work continues. EJI strives to end mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, working to protect basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. Praise for Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption: "Important and compelling." --TRACY KIDDER, author of Mountains Beyond Mountains "Gripping. What hangs in the balance is nothing less than the soul of a great nation." --DESMOND TUTU, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate "An inspiring and powerful story." --JOHN GRISHAM, author of A Time to Kill"--
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      By Salazar, Aida
       2020., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: [Fic]   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Nine-year-old Betita and her parents fled Mexico after her uncle was killed by the cartels, and settled in Los Angeles seeking political asylum and safety in what her father calls Aztlan, the land of the cranes; but now they have been swept up by by the government's Immigration Customs Enforcement, her father deported back to Mexico, and Betita and her mother confined in a family detention camp--Betita finds heart in her imagination and the picture poems her father taught her, but each day threatens to further tear her family apart.
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      By Haerens, Margaret
       c2010., Gale Cengage Learning Call No: 345.73 MAN    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Opposing viewpoints seriesSummary Note: Contains twenty-five articles that offer differing perspectives on mandatory minimum prison sentences, discussing whether it helps to alleviate crime, the fairness of mandatory minimum sentencing, alternatives, and related topics.
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      By King, Stephen, 1947-
       2018., Scribner Call No: SUSPENSE   Edition: 1st Scribner hardcover ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: "An eleven-year-old boy's violated corpse is found in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City's most popular citizens. He is Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon add DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad" -- Provided by publisher.
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      By Murray, Hallie
       2018., Juvenile, Enslow Pub. Call No: 342.73 RIG    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: "The fact that individuals accused of a crime are innocent until proven guilty and safeguarded by a robust set of rights and protections is one of the things that sets the United States apart from many other nations. According to the Sixth Amendment, individuals accused of crimes have a number of important rights, including the right to a speedy trial, to a jury of peers, to be informed of the charges against them, to an attorney and witnesses in their defense, and to face their accuser. This book reviews the history of the Sixth Amendment, including the events that inspired it and the major Supreme Court cases related to it"--Provided by the publisher.
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      By Jacobs, Evan
       [2014]., Juvenile, Saddleback Publishing Call No: Realistic FIC Jacobs   Genre: Realistic,  Realistic Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: After his beautiful girlfriend breaks up with Michael, he brings a gun to school, is sentenced to one year in juvenile detention, and gradually figures out how to get his life back on track. A Hi-Lo text.