Fur And Felons

A "persuasive and essential" (Matthew Desmond) work that will forever change how we look at life after prison in America through Miller's "stunning, and deeply painful reckoning with our nation's carceral system" (Heather Ann Thompson). Each year, more than half a million Americans are released from prison and join a population of twenty million people who live with a felony record. Reuben Miller, a chaplain at the Cook County Jail in Chicago and now a sociologist studying mass incarceration, spent years alongside prisoners, ex-prisoners, their friends, and their families to understand the lifelong burden that even a single arrest can entail. What his work revealed is a simple, if overlooked truth: life after incarceration is its own form of prison. The idea that one can serve their debt and return to life as a full-fledge member of society is one of America's most nefarious myths. Recently released individuals are faced with jobs that are off-limits, apartments that cannot be occupied and votes that cannot be cast. As The Color of Law exposed about our understanding of housing segregation, Halfway Home shows that the American justice system was not created to rehabilitate. Parole is structured to keep classes of Americans impoverished, unstable, and disenfranchised long after they've paid their debt to society. Informed by Miller's experience as the son and brother of incarcerated men, captures the stories of the men, women, and communities fighting against a system that is designed for them to fail. It is a poignant and eye-opening call to arms that reveals how laws, rules, and regulations extract a tangible cost not only from those working to rebuild their lives, but also our democracy. As Miller searchingly explores, America must acknowledge and value the lives of its formerly imprisoned citizens. PEN America 2022 John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction Finalist Winner of the 2022 PROSE Award for Excellence in Social Sciences 2022 PROSE Awards Finalist 2022 PROSE Awards Category Winner for Cultural Anthropology and Sociology An NPR Selected 2021 Books We Love As heard on NPR’s Fresh Air

Today, all but one U.S. jurisdiction restricts a convicted felon’s eligibility for jury service. Are there valid, legal reasons for banishing millions of Americans from the jury process? How do felon-juror exclusion statutes impact convicted felons, jury systems, and jurisdictions that impose them? Twenty Million Angry Men provides the first full account of this pervasive yet invisible form of civic marginalization. Drawing on extensive research, James M. Binnall challenges the professed rationales for felon-juror exclusion and highlights the benefits of inclusion as they relate to criminal desistance at the individual and community levels. Ultimately, this forward-looking book argues that when it comes to serving as a juror, a history of involvement in the criminal justice system is an asset, not a liability.

America has a history of being courageous, conquerors and brave. However, there are issues in its backyard that has either been ignored or over looked; that is the issue of the convicted felon. There are barriers that prohibit felons from obtaining employment, gaining occupational licensing and even voting. I learned in life that every situation or circumstance has a root. The convicted felon issue has roots that has been seeded throughout American history. I use my personal story growing up in Southside Jamaica Queens; then I give an essay of how I perceive these circumstances came about. Lastly, I turn to the laws of America. I attempt to show how the laws in America worked for the African American. In a nutshell, I attempt to show how American society has systematically created what we know as "The Felon"

Super Vanilla Cupcakes, Murder, and a Gorgeous Norwegian Forest Cat ... A local TV celebrity has a business proposition for Lauren Crenshaw, cupcake baker and owner of the Norwegian Forest Cat Café. Her cousin Zoe, and fur baby Annie, a silver-gray Norwegian Forest Cat, love working at the café as well, in a picturesque small town in Northern California. Lauren has finally created her new super vanilla cupcake - and the locals are raving about it. But when the TV celebrity is murdered, Lauren is regarded as the culprit! Lauren didn't like the way Stefnee, the celebrity, did business, and turned down her proposal. Now she's considered a serious suspect, especially when it's revealed that Stefnee stole her cupcake idea and produced a replica! Meanwhile, AJ, a Maine Coon tabby friend of Annie's, creates chaos at the café. Zoe's boyfriend, Chris, moves into his own place, with Zoe "helping" him decorate, while Lauren's relationship with Mitch, her police detective boyfriend, progresses at a steady rate. But when the killer lures Lauren, Zoe, and Annie back to the TV studio, can Annie rescue them? Or will they have eaten their last super vanilla cupcake? This is a humorous, clean, cat cozy mystery with female amateur sleuths, cupcake talk - and Annie, the Norwegian Forest Cat! You may also enjoy: Purrs and Peril - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 1 Meow Means Murder - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 2 Whiskers and Warrants - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 3 Two Tailed Trouble - A Norwegian Forest Cat Cafe Cozy Mystery - Book 4 Paws and Punishment - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 5 Kitty Cats and Crime - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 6 Catnaps and Clues - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 7 Pedigrees and Poison - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 8 Christmas Claws - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 9 All available in eBook format, regular paperback and Large Print paperback. The first four books are available in audio-book format as well.

A workbook of resources, that include a sample resume, illegal interview questions, companies that hire felons, etc., for those with a criminal record or those helping those with a criminal record to be able to better prepare themselves for a job or passive business income.

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.