Reassessing Prosecutorial Power Through the Lens of Mass Incarceration

@article{Bellin2018ReassessingPP,
  title={Reassessing Prosecutorial Power Through the Lens of Mass Incarceration},
  author={Jeffrey Bellin},
  journal={Michigan Law Review},
  year={2018}
}
A review of John F. Pfaff, Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration - And How to Achieve Real Reform. 
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