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Our regular review of the books and research includes reviews of “Time Before Crack: Photographs from the 1980s” by Jamel Shabazz, published by powerHouse Books; “When Innocence Is Not Enough: Hidden Evidence and the Failed Promise of the Brady Rule” by Thomas L. Dybdahl, published by The New Press; “Transforming Criminal Justice: An Evidence-Based Agenda for Reform” edited by Jon B. Gould and Pamela R. Metzger, published by New York University Press; “Lethal Injection and the False Promise of Humane Execution” by Austin Sarat, published by Stanford University Press; “The End of Public Execution: Race, Religion & Punishment in the American South” by Michael Ayers Trotti, published by University of North Carolina Press; “Closing the Slaughterhouse: The Inside Story of Death Penalty Abolition in Virginia” by Dale M. Brumfield, published by Abolition Press

Keywords: Crack Cocaine; War on Drugs; “Brady” Rule; Criminal Justice Reform; Lethal Injection; Death Penalty

Affiliations:  1: Contributing Editor.