(PDF/ePub) Manifesting Justice: Wrongly Convicted Women Reclaim Their Rights Writen By Valena E. Beety
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Manifesting Justice: Wrongly Convicted Women Reclaim Their Rights
By : Valena E. Beety
DESCRIPTION : Through the lens of her work with the Innocence Movement and her client Leigh Stubbs?a woman denied a fair trial in 2000 largely due to her sexual orientation - innocence litigator, activist, and founder of the West Virginia Innocence Project Valena Beety examines the failures in America?s criminal legal system and the reforms necessary to eliminate wrongful convictions?particularly with regards to women, the queer community, and people of color?When Valena Beety first became a federal prosecutor, her goal was to protect victims, especially women, from cycles of violence. What she discovered was that not only did prosecutions often fail to help victims, they frequently relied on false information, forensic fraud, and police and prosecutor misconduct. Seeking change, Beety began working in the Innocence Movement, helping to free factually innocent people through DNA testing and criminal justice reform. Manifesting Justice focuses on the shocking story of Beety?s client Leigh Stubbs?a