Renewed War on Drugs, harsher charging policies, stepped-up criminalization of immigrants — in the current climate, joining the NACDL is more important than ever. Members of NACDL help to support the only national organization working at all levels of government to ensure that the voice of the defense bar is heard.
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NACDL is committed to enhancing the capacity of the criminal defense bar to safeguard fundamental constitutional rights.
NACDL harnesses the unique perspectives of NACDL members to advocate for policy and practice improvements in the criminal legal system.
NACDL envisions a society where all individuals receive fair, rational, and humane treatment within the criminal legal system.
NACDL’s mission is to serve as a leader, alongside diverse coalitions, in identifying and reforming flaws and inequities in the criminal legal system, and redressing systemic racism, and ensuring that its members and others in the criminal defense bar are fully equipped to serve all accused persons at the highest level.
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This month Matthew T. Mangino reviews Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable by Joanna Schwartz.
This month Jeff Gamso reviews Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison by Chris Hedges.
This month Victoria Nadel reviews The Worst Thing We’ve Ever Done by Carol Menaker.
This month David McKnight reviews Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration by Reuben Jonathan Miller.
This month Jon May reviews Elegant Legal Writing by Ryan McCarl.
This month Robert Sanger reviews Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class by Dan Canon.
This month Cara Wieneke reviews Profit and Punishment: How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice by Tony Messenger.
This month Elizabeth Ramsey reviews Punishment Without Trial: Why Plea Bargaining Is a Bad Deal by Carissa Byrne Hessick.
This month Susan Elizabeth Reese reviews Renegade for Justice: Defending the Defenseless in an Outlaw World by Stephen Lee Saltonstall.
This month Dan Lawton reviews Justice at Trial: Courtroom Battles and Groundbreaking Cases by James J. Brosnahan.
This month Cuauhtemoc Ortega reviews A Defender’s Guide to Federal Evidence: A Trial Practice Handbook for Criminal Defense Attorneys by Rene L. Valladares.
This month Marshall Snider reviews Starkweather by Harry N. MacLean.
This month Jaime Roman reviews Justice for Baby Roston by Robert A. Anderson Sr.
This month Frank Quintero Jr. reviews Judicial Web by Steve Silva.
Reviewed by Herald Price Fahringer
