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MonicaLoves2Read
Dark Storm Rising | Linda Castillo
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Quick read that takes place during Kate Burkholder and John Tomasetti's honeymoon. The place they stay for their honeymoon has been having things happen. When the Amish woman, who owns the place, goes missing, during a snow storm, her husband asks Burkholder and Tomasetti to help find her. Can they find her before it's too late?

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MonicaLoves2Read
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Hallowed Ground is a novella by Linda Castillo in the Kate Burkholder Series. I think this would make a perfect read for October, around Halloween. Kate Burkholder is called to an Amish farm where a dog has come up with a human bone. Her and Tomasetti are soon staking out an old cemetery.
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Baltimore | David Simon
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andrew61
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Another very enjoyable book from the DS Alex Culpidi series set in Dungeness. When a body is found in the freezer of a property on the market for sale, a chain links it to the development of land for new houses, which houses badger setts and local wildlife. The subsequent investigation touches on local mp's , businessmen, and environmental campaigning. Really good series, and I plan to read the next one soon.

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ncsufoxes
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Other page from the previous picture. I find that these are important stats to share since I don‘t think k that most anybody knows how our prisons are funded. My new fear after reading this book is that the current state is that people will be so desperate they will commit crimes & be put in jail. Which since most prisons are private, someone is making money off of people being in jail.

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Title: bankrolling the carceral state

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Title: extent of the carceral control

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ncsufoxes
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Did you know that 1 in 58 people in the US are part of the carceral system (that involves prison- over 1.4 million, probation, on parole or in a local jail)? How is this statistic not being shouted from the rooftops? This book is comprised of short essays by activists, researchers, prisoners themselves about the prison system in the US. There are discussions about ways to decrease police use by forming stronger communities, providing adequate

ncsufoxes housing, food banks, education, mental health access & services. It was an interesting way to look at better ways to help people other than criminalizing them. Actually crime has been taking a downward trajectory the last 20 years but there continues to be massive increases in police funding. I found it to be interesting & of course found more to read from the authors. 4mo
TheBookHippie As having visited and visit jail often.. I‘ve yelled often about this. It‘s a whole cesspool of variables. The unfairness of sentencing is mind blowing. 4mo
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JoeMo
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This is a true story of corruption within the Baltimore Police Dept. When reading this, I can‘t say that I was really surprised. But, part of me wondered how a division could get away with so much…the lack of real oversight that was in place was ridiculous!

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TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 6mo
Amiable FYI—there‘s a docuseries on HBO/MAX based on this book, if you‘re interested! 6mo
JoeMo @Amiable What???? Hell yeah!!! I don‘t have MAX right now, but this will definitely be on my list for when I switch some of my apps around! 6mo
Amiable @JoeMo Yes! It was produced by David Simon, too —so it has the same vibe and flow as “The Wire.” 6mo
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Andrew65 Looks an interesting read. 8mo
Amiable @Andrew65 It was also turned into a docuseries on MAX that was very good. 8mo
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