Bending the Arc

<B>Asearingexposeof the profound failures in our justice system, toldby awoman who has journeyed from wrongfully accused prisoner to acclaimed publicdefender</B><BR/><BR/>KeedaHaynes was a Girl Scout and a churchgoer, but after college graduation, she was imprisoned for a crime she didn't commit. Her boyfriend had asked her tosignfor some packagespackages she did not know were filled with marijuana.As a young Black womanfalselyaccused, prosecuted,and ultimatelyimprisoned,Haynessuffered the abuses of our racist and sexist justice system.But rather thangiveinto despair, she decided to fight for change.After her release, she attended law school at night, became a public defender,andultimately staged a highly publicized campaign for Congress.At every turn of her unlikely story, she gives unique insights into the inequities built into our institutions.In the end, despite the injustice she endured, sheemerges convincedthat ours can become a true second-chance culture.