"The Fear of Too Much Justice" reveals U.S. court disparities

By Tom Hall,

Teria Rogers, Sam Bermas-Dawes, Malarie Pinkard-Pierre

Published September 13, 2023 at 12:05 PM EDT

Stephen Bright, co-author of "The Fear of Too Much Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts"

Death penalty lawyer Stephen Bright joins Midday to discuss his new book, "The Fear of Too Much Justice: Race, Poverty and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts." He, along with co-author James Kwak, has written a persuasive and disturbing book that is packed with real life examples of people who have been treated unfairly, incarcerated unjustly, and in some cases, put to death inexcusably.