You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You're Innocent

Name: You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You're Innocent
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Justin Brooks
ISBN: 9781666636031

Author: Justin Brooks

Narrator: Justin Brooks

Unabridged: 7 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 04/04/2023

Categories: Nonfiction, Law, Criminal Procedure, Social Science, Criminology, Criminal Law

Synopsis

Justin Brooks has spent his career freeing innocent people from prison. With You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You're Innocent, he offers up-close accounts of the cases he has fought, embedding them within a larger landscape of innocence claims and robust research on what we know about the causes of wrongful convictions. Putting listeners at the defense table, this book forces us to consider how any of us might be swept up in the system, whether we hired a bad lawyer, bear a slight resemblance to someone else in the world, or are not good with awkward silence. The stories of Brooks's cases and clients paint the picture of a broken justice system, one where innocence is no protection from incarceration or even the death penalty. Simultaneously relatable and disturbing, You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You're Innocent is essential listening for anyone who wants to better understand how injustice is served by our system.

About Justin Brooks

Justin Brooks is a criminal defense lawyer, law professor, and the Founding Director of the California Innocence Project, where he has spent decades freeing innocent people from prison. He is the author of the only legal casebook devoted to the topic of wrongful convictions and was portrayed by Academy Award–nominated actor Greg Kinnear in the feature film Brian Banks.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rhiannon on April 16, 2024

I might put together a reading list soon, but I strongly believe that everyone should read at least a few Innocence Project/Innocence Network authored books. So many people do not know how much they do not know about our legal system. This was a great, well rounded (if quick on some topics) explorat......more

Goodreads review by Emily on December 16, 2024

I was lucky enough to have Professor Brooks as a professor and listening to him talk about these stories is even more inspiring than reading them. This book is a must read, but be warned it will fuel your anger towards our criminal justice system......more

Goodreads review by Rick on December 15, 2023

Man, there’s like some really gut wrenching stuff here. This is like Just Mercy if we take out some of the Hollywood. We really need like a refresh on protections for people accused of a crime. I don’t know how it’s not standard to record and have available all police interrogations and interactions......more

Goodreads review by Emily on July 26, 2023

4🌟I sat in on a panel at the LA Times festival of books with Justin Brooks speaking. I was incredibly intrigued by his work at the Innocence Project. I gave this a solid 4 because I find all of the topics and stories of wrongly convicted cases truly captivating. I’m am constantly shocked by how our......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on July 19, 2023

This book is extremely eye opening and exposes how easily mistakes in our criminal justice system are made as well as how corrupt it can be. It’s extremely engaging in how it intertwines Justin Brooks’s real life cases and possible reforms that could be made to better our system. Brooks’s writing cl......more