📚 BOOK REVIEW 📚 The Sing Sing Files by Dan Slepian If you know me at all, you know I’ll never turn down the chance to read a book about the criminal justice system - especially related to wrongful incarceration. So huge thank you to @celadonbooks for the gifted copy! It feels weird to say this was a “good” book or I “enjoyed” it, because this part-memoir, part-investigative journalism book revolves around one man’s journey in helping SIX wrongfully imprisoned men get released from Sing Sing Prison in New York. I don’t really know what to say. It’s infuriating to me that this country is okay with people who are obviously innocent being imprisoned. And making it nearly impossible to gain their freedom because police departments, prosecutors, and judges don’t want to admit they’re wrong?!?!? Make it make sense. I don’t understand how these people are okay with that and think they’re doing their jobs. Did you know that experts estimate between 1-5% of people in U.S. prisons are innocent? That’s between 20,000 and over 100,000 people. I appreciate the author writing this book and shedding even more light on the topic. I’m still in awe that he was able to help SIX men in a single prison get their freedom back. I’ll definitely be checking out those Dateline episode and podcasts mentioned in the book. This one comes out on September 10th. PLEASE grab a copy! bookreview celadonbooks thesingsingfiles danslepian dateline wrongfulincarceration criminaljusticereform bookfeature booktoread bookrecommendations weekendreads bibliophile biblio nonfictionbooks nonfictionbookparty nonfictionbookstagram