... could be deemed as 'inflammatory' in the prison system"("National Library Week..."). Between 2000 and 2009, "A Time to Kill" was among the most frequently banned books, ranking 67th place. (Baldassarro) It is certainly not likely that a book that has no current-day relevance anymore would receive such a treatment. 4. RACIAL ISSUES DISCUSSED IN THE BOOK While Grisham ... in 2013, and Michael Brown, who was killed by the policeman Darren Wilson last year, come to mind. In both cases, the white men responsible for the killing were set free, in the case of Mr. Wilson not even indicted; a de...

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... community is disproportionately affected by the American legal system. Controversy arises when the issue of possible causes of, and also solutions to, these variations are discussed. Although numerous articles and books have been published devising means by which to reduce variance within the system, the most recent, and probably most contentious, is that of Paul Butler, Associate Professor of Law, George ... of the Black community, it may not be exactly obvious whether discrimination in public policy and in the criminal justice system is reason enough to allow guilty criminals to go fr...

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