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02419aam a2200361 i 4500 001 06630BE4C48911EDAC2163E35EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230317010022 008 211025s2022 mdua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021051874 020 $a 1538164655 020 $a 9781538164655 035 $a (OCoLC)1284289866 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d MNE $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a KF9223 $b .L963 2022 100 1 $a Lyon, Andrea D., $e author. 245 10 $a Fixing legal injustice in America : $b the case for a Defender General of the United States / $c Andrea D. Lyon. 264 1 $a Lanham : $b Rowman & Littlefield, $c [2022] 300 $a xiv, 133 pages : $b illustrations (black and white) ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-122) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- You have a right to an attorney -- kind of -- The system isn't broken, it was built this way -- [Un]equal justice : racism's thumb on the scales -- The inequality tax : the economic case for criminal justice reform -- The war on us : laws that caused mass incarceration -- What a defender general's office can mean. 520 $a "In this powerful and insightful book, Andrea D. Lyon explicates what is wrong with the criminal justice system through clients' stories and historical perspective, and makes the compelling case for the need for reform at the center of the system; not just its edges. Lyon, suggests that we need someone who represents the poor and disenfranchised. Someone who has a seat at the table for any discussions of policy, funding, or priorities in the administration of justice. The United States needs a Defender General"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Criminal justice, Administration of $z United States. 650 0 $a Discrimination in criminal justice administration $z United States. 650 7 $a Criminal justice, Administration of. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00883246 650 7 $a Discrimination in criminal justice administration. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00895034 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 776 08 $i Online version: $a Lyon, Andrea D., $t Fixing legal injustice in America $d Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022] $z 9781538164662 $w (DLC) 2021051875 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240717012221.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=06630BE4C48911EDAC2163E35EECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search