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Praise for Not a Crime to Be Poor:Awarded “Special Recognition” by the 2018 Robert F. Kennedy Book & Journalism AwardsFinalist for the American Bar Association’s 2018 Silver Gavel Book AwardNamed one of the “10 books to read after you've read Evicted” by the Milwaukee Journal SentinelNamed one of the “Top 50 hardcover nonfiction titles for 2017” by the Boswell and Books “[Not a Crime to Be Poor is] a powerful investigation into the ways the United States has addressed poverty. . . . Lucid and troubling.”—Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted, in The Chronicle of Higher Education "A hard-hitting argument for reform. . . . An impassioned call for an ‘overarching movement’ for justice."—Kirkus Reviews“This compelling, insightful examination of how we demonize the poor and sustain poverty through our misguided policies is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the demands of social justice in America. Sharp, critical analysis of an issue too frequently ignored.”—Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy “An extraordinary exposé of the criminalization of poverty, a vivid explanation of its many guises, and an inspiring call and guide to reform. Over the past half century no one has been more committed to struggles against impoverishment and its cruel consequences than Peter Edelman. Not a Crime to Be Poor is another chapter in his admirable career.”—Randall Kennedy, professor, Harvard Law School “A comprehensive, readable, and shocking examination of the criminalization of poverty, and punishments that consist of fines and fees the poor cannot afford and conditions they cannot meet.”—Stephen Bright, president of the Southern Center for Human Rights “A chilling exposé of how America’s courts, once bastions of justice, now routinely degrade themselves, and the nation, by ruthlessly extracting resources from our nation’s most vulnerable citizens, rendering it a crime to be too poor to pay. It also names names—both the names of the villains who chose to exploit the poor and the heroes who fight back. Please read this book.”—Kathryn Edin, co-author of $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America “The intersection of race, poverty and the criminal justice system is compellingly examined in Peter Edelman’s new book, Not a Crime to Be Poor. It should be required reading for all those who seek equal justice in our nation.”—Judge Jonathan Lippman, former chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals Praise for Peter Edelman’s So Rich, So Poor:"Peter Edelman brings blinding lucidity to a subject usually mired in prejudice and false preconceptions."—Barbara Ehrenreich"If there is one essential book on the great tragedy of poverty and inequality in America, this is it. Peter Edelman is masterful on the issue. With a real-world grasp of politics and the economy, Edelman makes a brilliantly compelling case for what can and must be done."—Bob Herbert"A competent, thorough assessment from a veteran expert in the field."—Kirkus Reviews
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About the Author
Peter Edelman is the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law and Public Policy and the faculty director of the Center on Poverty and Inequality at Georgetown University Law Center. He is the author of So Rich, So Poor: Why It’s So Hard to End Poverty in America (The New Press). A top advisor to Senator Robert F. Kennedy from 1964 to 1968, he went on to fill various roles in President Bill Clinton’s administration, from which he famously resigned in protest after Clinton signed the 1996 welfare reform legislation. He lives in Washington, DC.
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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: The New Press; Reprint edition (July 2, 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1620975483
ISBN-13: 978-1620975480
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5.5 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
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This book tells about some instances of some people being victimized by the legal system in the United States. Here are some of the interesting facts that this book mentions: Some people that are in jails have not been found guilty of anything so far. Bail bonds are a lucrative and big business. Some people have been evicted for calling 911 too often for legitimate needs. In 44 states, offenders are charged for the costs of their probation or parole. 41 states charge inmates for room and board while in prison and jail. Riverside County charges $142 a day to stay in jail. There are 10 times as many mentally ill people in prisons and jails in the United States as there are in state mental institutions. 70% of child support debt was owed by people with incomes of less than $10,000 a year. Low income people pay an average of 83% of their income for child support. Child support payments in 14 states which include Georgia and South Carolina do not allow a pause in child support payments due while the person is imprisoned. In 2012, there was a documentation of 600,000 mistakes involving accuracy of records. One particular town gave its police department the authority to demand that a landlord evict a tenant who called 911 three times in four months. In Denver, 73% of people seeking emergency shelter are turned away. Some of the injustices of the legal system entangle and victimize some people.
Although not what I would call a compelling read, Mr. Edelman writes a well-researched and informative look at poverty is America and its criminalization. American's exploitation of the poor through outrageous interest rates, pay day loans, etc. has long been recognized but the unjust criminal abuse is not widely known. I recommended this book for a reading and study group. Very good.
Tremendous book. Shows the how lady justice peeks beneath the blind fold to tilt the scales of justice against the poor and people of color in this country. This is a primer for all right wing conservatives who believe all you have to do is work hard and you'll rise to the top. All those who claimed that reverse discrimination is unfair just have not bothered to look at the facts.
A well-written, enlightening expose of the myriad ways the justice system functions fundamentally differently for those who have money and those who do not. The broad apathy and lack of enforcement of protections for the poor in the court system this book exposes is truly frustrating and a call to action.
The author did an excellent job with specific instances in showing the reader how punitive and unfair our legal system is to the poor.
This is a wonderful book for college classes on inequality and criminal justice! I highly recommend this book to everyone.
" An injustice to one is a treat made to all" Baron de Montesquieu"
We live at the center of a circle. The rim is sticky with crime, drugs and poverty. If we venture from the center to the rim, we can get stuck, and no matter where we touch first, we can succumb to all of them. Poverty and crime are not cause and effect. If you are affected by one, you can be affected by the other. Unfortunately, local and state governments don’t see it that way, and promulgate laws to ban, banish or severely punish the poor, pushing them outside the system into drugs and crime. Not A Crime To Be Poor is about criminalizing poverty, ruining millions of lives. For no apparent benefit to anyone. It is a stomach-turning tour of government sadism:-The anti-poor laws on the books are most often unconstitutional, but that doesn’t seem to stop anything. Trip over an obscure, nonsensical law (calling 911 more than once), and a criminal process can begin, preventing jobs, professional licenses and apartment rentals. It starts young, as poor, underprivileged and disabled children under 10 are now routinely sent to court for “misbehavior†in school, resulting in criminal records. Peter Edelman says community policing has turned into community fleecing as cops stake out poor neighborhoods, looking for the slightest infraction to send the poor into the criminal system.-Towns and counties invent crimes (riding a bike without two hands on the handlebars) and add fees (county gym) to top off exorbitant fines ($600 for burning leaves), surcharges (40% of the grand total) and interest. A simple traffic stop can easily run to thousands of dollars in the new America. 41 states charge for room and board for those who cannot pay their fines, adding massively to the total owed. California has $10 billion in uncollected court-ordered debt on its books. A $500 traffic ticket costs $1829 if it is paid right away.-Authorities will suspend drivers’ licenses without a second thought. In California, four million people drive without a license, putting them at further risk of fines and prison. The point of this sanction escapes everyone.-The trend of money bail for every little charge has led to massive jail building, and costs of over a hundred dollars a day per inmate. The poor are left rotting in cells for literally years awaiting trial. If they do get out, there is no compensation for the time spent, their jobs and careers lost forever. Having no alternatives, they turn to real crime. They often develop mental illness in jail. Suicide is another pointless outcome. About 500,000 mostly black people are in jail simply for the inability to post bond - on any given day. With no small irony, time spent in pretrial detention is credited against any sentence. So the dangerous ones, if convicted, can be sent straight home. If they are innocent, too bad.-Constitutional law and federal policy forbid putting noncustodial parents behind on child support in jail. But 10,000 men are in jail for it, preventing them from working, while the tab rises because states consider jail as “voluntary unemploymentâ€.-In LA, a third of those leaving incarceration join the homeless, along with half those coming out of foster care, possibly the biggest state ripoff and scam of all. They become homeless within six months.-In 1955, America had 229 beds per 100,000 for the mentally ill. Today, it is 20. The mentally ill have shifted to jails, where they are abused, tormented and sometimes tortured, but usually not treated. One third of women inmates have serious mental illness. Individual jails are the largest mental health institutions in the country. Private jailers are paid not to treat them.The war on the poor is like the war on drugs, lost in advance. All the blockages to welfare programs, all the filings and meetings and inspections, cost a fortune. Pilot after pilot shows that a small guaranteed income saves three dollars for every dollar spent and takes millions out of poverty and the justice system. For inmates, every dollar spent on education saves four or five in reduced recidivism. But America insists on hammering the poor into submission instead. America has 50 states beating off the poor, hoping they will just go away, while at the same time ensuring there are more of them.What is great about Not A Crime To Be Poor is that Edelman has balanced the grim with the hopeful. He has been at this for five decades, and far from resigned and depressed, he adds hopeful notes to most every depressing situation. It’s not just number crunching from his desk. There are crusading lawyers everywhere, challenging the illegal and making dents in the madness. He has gone out and visited all kinds of projects. The last third of the book is all about local initiatives that take responsibility away from local government, to make small inroads with individuals. They give individuals a sense of accomplishment, confidence and dignity, and they succeed far beyond battling the forces of ill will. So the book is unexpectedly and remarkably hopeful.David Wineberg
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