Bringing Ben Home: A Murder, a Conviction, and the Fight to Redeem American Justice
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How states are making their legal systems more equitable, seen through the story of a Black man falsely imprisoned for thirty years for murder. In 1987, Ben Spencer, a twenty-two-year-old Black man from Dallas, was convicted of murdering white businessman Jeffrey Young--a crime he didn't commit. From the day of his arrest, Spencer insisted that it was "an awful mistake." The Texas legal system didn't see it that way. It allowed shoddy...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:059342008X
ISBN13:9780593420089
Release Date:August 2024
Publisher:Riverhead Books
Length:464 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.5" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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