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    Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Explores Flaws Of The Justice System In 'Burned'

    In a new book, Edward Humes raises question after troubling question, pointing to frustrating subjectivity and the power of damning narratives that feed the ponderous process of criminal justice.
    by Ilana Masad Jan 08, 2019 3 minutes
    <em>Burned</em> by Edward Humes

    True crime enthusiasts have long known that there are serious flaws in the institutions meant to keep society safe and functional.

    The latest season of the podcast Serial, for instance, exposes the many bureaucratic complexities, human errors, and clear bias of the American justice system as seen through a year's coverage of a single courthouse in Cleveland, Ohio.

    Edward Humes, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, broadens this kind of criticism further, exploring the issues of expert testimony and junk science in his new.

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