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Conversations with Jim Zirin

Are the Scales of Justice Broken in America?

9/19/2017 | 26m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

Top lawyer and former prosecutor Joel Cohen reflects on 10 cases of possible injustice.

True justice cannot be administered in every case, but when something goes wrong in our system, the outcome can be horrific. Top lawyer and former prosecutor Joel Cohen, author of the blockbuster book, Broken Scales, reflects on 10 cases of possible injustice, and tells Jim Zirin that we need to do better with our justice system.

09/19/2017

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Conversations with Jim Zirin

Are the Scales of Justice Broken in America?

9/19/2017 | 26m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

True justice cannot be administered in every case, but when something goes wrong in our system, the outcome can be horrific. Top lawyer and former prosecutor Joel Cohen, author of the blockbuster book, Broken Scales, reflects on 10 cases of possible injustice, and tells Jim Zirin that we need to do better with our justice system.

09/19/2017

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