{"product_id":"chasing-gideon-the-elusive-quest-for-poor-peoples-justice-paperback","title":"Chasing Gideon: The Elusive Quest for Poor People's Justice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren Houppert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published to mark the fifty-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision \u003ci\u003eGideon v. Wainwright\u003c\/i\u003e, which guaranteed the right to legal counsel for all criminal defendants, \u003ci\u003eChasing Gideon\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a hugely important book\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Law Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) that gives us a visceral, unforgettable experience of our systemic failure to fulfill this basic constitutional right. Written in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eGideon's Trumpet\u003c\/i\u003e, by the late Anthony Lewis, this is \"a book of nightmares,\" as Leonard Pitts wrote in the \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, because it shows that the \"'justice system' too often produces the opposite of what its name suggests, particularly for its most vulnerable constituents.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing its publication, \u003ci\u003eChasing Gideon\u003c\/i\u003e, which ACLU director Anthony Romero said \"illustrates the scope and seriousness of the indigent defense crisis,\" became an integral part of a growing national conversation about how to reform indigent defense in America, coordinated with an HBO documentary and a website to promote the book and the movie. The effort spread news about \u003ci\u003eChasing Gideon\u003c\/i\u003e directly to public defenders offices nationwide and drove a national conversation about what Eric Holder called the \"shameful state of affairs\" of indigent defense (in the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Houppert\u003c\/b\u003e has written for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eHome Fires Burning: Married to the Military--For Better or Worse\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Cure: Confronting the Last Unmentionable Taboo--Menstruation\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland, where she teaches at Johns Hopkins University and at Morgan State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.8 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67972744216883,"sku":"9781620970263","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/TnVGaURqaWNlRDlkelI5VTFCaVdvZz09.webp?v=1794433844","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/chasing-gideon-the-elusive-quest-for-poor-peoples-justice-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}